Genus: Lamprotornis
Description
Glossy Starlings; all from Africa.
Taxonomy
Lamprotornis is a genus in the family Sturnidae.
There is some uncertainity about the placement of some species:
- Ashy Starling and Golden-breasted Starling are sometimes placed in their own genus Cosmopsarus
- Black-bellied Glossy Starling is now moved in its own genus Notopholia
- Purple-headed Glossy Starling and Copper-tailed Glossy Starling are are now moved to their own genus Hylopsar
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| L. hildebrandti | Hildebrandt's Starling | ||
| L. shelleyi | Shelley's Starling | ||
| L. australis | Burchell's Starling | ||
| L. purpuroptera | Rüppell's Starling | ||
| L. caudatus | Long-tailed Glossy Starling | ||
| L. mevesii | Meves's Starling | ||
| L. unicolor | Ashy Starling | ||
| L. splendidus | Splendid Starling | ||
| L. ornatus | Principe Starling | ||
| L. regius | Golden-breasted Starling | ||
| L. superbus | Superb Starling | ||
| L. pulcher | Chestnut-bellied Starling | ||
| L. bicolor | African Pied Starling | ||
| L. albicapillus | White-crowned Starling | ||
| L. fischeri | Fischer's Starling | ||
| L. chloropterus | Lesser Blue-eared Starling | ||
| L. acuticaudus | Sharp-tailed Starling | ||
| L. chalybaeus | Greater Blue-eared Starling | ||
| L. iris | Emerald Starling | ||
| L. purpureus | Purple Starling | ||
| L. nitens | Cape Starling | ||
| L. chalcurus | Bronze-tailed Starling | ||
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2009. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553507
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Lamprotornis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Lamprotornis
Pages in category ‘Lamprotornis’
The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
