Rüppell's Starling Lamprotornis purpuroptera Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (17)
- Subspecies (2)
Adrian J. F. Craig and C. J. Feare
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 18, 2019
Text last updated April 18, 2019
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Catalan | estornell de Rüppell |
Dutch | Blauwe Langstaartglansspreeuw |
English | Rüppell's Starling |
English (United States) | Rüppell's Starling |
French | Choucador de Rüppell |
French (France) | Choucador de Rüppell |
German | Schweifglanzstar |
Japanese | コオナガテリムク |
Norwegian | fiolettglansstær |
Polish | błyszczak purpurowosterny |
Russian | Пурпурнокрылый спрео |
Slovak | liskavec fialový |
Spanish | Estornino de Rüppell |
Spanish (Spain) | Estornino de Rüppell |
Swedish | rüppellglansstare |
Turkish | Rüppell Sığırcığı |
Ukrainian | Мерл бронзовоголовий |
Lamprotornis purpuroptera Rüppell, 1845
PROTONYM:
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Rüppell, 1845. Systematische Uebersicht der Vögel Nord-Ost-Afrika's nebst Abbildingen und Beschreibungen von fünfzig theils unbekannten, theils noch nicht bildlich dargestellten Arten, p.64,75 pl.25.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Shoa district, southwestern Ethiopia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- LAMPROTORNIS
- purpuroptera / purpuropterus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)