Rüppell's starling, also known as Rueppell's glossy-starling or Rueppell's long-tailed starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Chad, Tanzania, and Uganda. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Rüppell, WPES 1845
Reference:
Syst. Uebers. Vög. N.-O.-Afr.
Protonym:
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Type locality:
Shoa district, southwestern Ethiopia.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35998006
Avibase ID:
3BB2565D279BD9E5
Avibase ID:
avibase-3BB2565D
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/3BB2565D
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 915893
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Ruppell's Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuropterus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Ruppell's Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuropterus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Ruppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuropterus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Ruppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Ruppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Ruppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Rueppell's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Rueppell's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Rueppell's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Rueppell's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Rueppell's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Rueppell's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Rueppell's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Rueppell's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Rueppell's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Rueppell's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Rueppell's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Choucador de Rüppell ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Choucador de Rüppell ( Lamprotornis purpuropterus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Ruppell's Long-tailed Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuropterus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Ruppell's Long-tailed Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuropterus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuropterus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuropterus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuropterus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuropterus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuropterus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuropterus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuropterus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuropterus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Rueppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Rueppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Ruppell's Long-tailed Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuropterus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Ruppell's Long-tailed Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuropterus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Ruppell's Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Ruppell's Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Ruppell's Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Ruppell's Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Ruppell's Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Rüppell's Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Rüppell's Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Rüppell's Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Rüppell's Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Rüppell's Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Rüppell's Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Rüppell's Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Rüppell's Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Rüppell's Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuroptera) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Ruppell's Long-tailed Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuropterus) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Lamprotornis purpuropterus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Lamprotornis purpuropterus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Lamprotornis purpuropterus [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuropterus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuropterus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Rueppell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpuropterus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lamprotornis purpuroptera [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lamprotornis purpuroptera [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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