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Kenrick's Starling

Poeoptera kenricki Shelley, GE 1894

Kenrick's starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Sturnidae
Genus:
   Poeoptera
Scientific:
  Poeoptera kenricki


Original description

Citation:
  Shelley, GE 1894

Reference:
   Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 3 p.42

Protonym:
  Paeoptera kenricki

Type locality:
  Usambara Mountains, Tanganyika [Tanzania]

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/101092#page/140/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  295B9665ECA9698E

Avibase ID:
  avibase-295B9665

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/295B9665


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562364

English:
Kenrick's Starling
Bulgarian:
Танзанийски планински скорец
Catalan:
estornell de Kenrick
Czech:
špaček keňský
Danish:
Østlig Bjergstær
German:
Kenrickstar
Esperanto:
tanzania sturno
Spanish:
Estornino de Kenrick
Spanish (Spain):
Estornino de Kenrick
Estonian:
nõgi-kuldnokk
Finnish:
mustalatvuskottarainen
French:
Choucador de Kenrick
Croatian:
mrki čvorak
Hungarian:
Kenrick-seregély
Italian:
Storno di Kenrick
Japanese (romaji):
kuroterimuku
Japanese:
クロテリムク
Lithuanian:
Kenriko smailiauodegis varnėnas
Dutch:
Kenricks Spreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Bekstare
Norwegian:
Bekstær
Polish:
błyszczak czarny
Portuguese:
estorninho-da-tanzânia
Portuguese (Portugal):
estorninho-de-kenrick
Russian:
Танзанийский скворец
Slovak:
liskavec malý
Serbian:
Kenrikov čvorak
Swedish:
kenrickstare
Turkish:
Usambara orman sığırcığı
Ukrainian:
Шпак-гострохвіст кенійський
Chinese:
肯氏狭尾椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
肯氏狹尾椋鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Avilist 2025:
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: estornell de Kenrick
Czech: Špacek kenský, špaček keňský
Danish: Østlig Bjergstær
German: Kenrick Star, Kenrickstar, Kenrick-Star
English: Kenrick's Starling
English, HBW: Kenrick's Starling
English (IOC): Kenrick's Starling
English (Kenya): Kenrick's Starling
English (United States): Kenrick's Starling
Esperanto: Kenrika sturno, tanzania sturno
Spanish: Estornino de Kenrick
Spanish (Spain): Estornino de Kenrick
Spanish (HBW): Kenrick's Starling
Estonian: nõgi-kuldnokk
Finnish: Mustalatvuskottarainen
French: Choucador de Kenrick, Étourneau de Kenrick, Rufipenne de Kenrick
Croatian: mrki čvorak
Hungarian: Kenrick-seregély
Italian: Storno di Kenrick
Japanese (romaji): buronzumujiterimuku, kuroterimuku
Japanese: クロテリムク, ブロンズムジテリムク
Scientific: Paeoptera [sic] kenricki, Paeoptera kenricki, Poeoptera kenricki, Poeoptera kenricki kenricki
Lithuanian: Kenriko smailiauodegis varnėnas
Dutch: Kenricks Spreeuw, Kenrick-spreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Bekstare
Norwegian: Bekstær
Polish: błyszczak czarny, czarnocik jednobarwny
Portuguese: estorninho-da-tanzânia
Portuguese (Portugal): estorninho-de-kenrick
Russian: Кенриков острохвостый скворец, Танзанийский скворец
Slovak: liskavec malý
Swedish: Kenrickstare
Swahili: Kwenzi Mweusi
Turkish: Usambara orman sığırcığı
Ukrainian: Шпак-гострохвіст кенійський
Chinese: 肯氏狭尾椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 肯氏狹尾椋鳥

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