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Red-shouldered Glossy-Starling

Lamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus, C 1766)

The Cape starling, red-shouldered glossy-starling or Cape glossy starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Southern Africa, where it lives in woodlands, bushveld and in suburbs. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Sturnidae
Genus:
   Lamprotornis
Scientific:
  Lamprotornis nitens

Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1766)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  Turdus nitens

Type locality:
  Angola.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/298/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  57BBB7F161268D8F

Avibase ID:
  avibase-57BBB7F1

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/57BBB7F1

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560682

Geographic range:

  • Lamprotornis nitens: Acacia of w Gabon and Angola to South Africa
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Red-shouldered Glossy-Starling
Catalan:
estornell del Cap
Czech:
leskoptev savanová
Danish:
Rødskuldret Glansstær
German:
Rotschulter-Glanzstar
Spanish:
Estornino de El Cabo
Spanish (Spain):
Estornino de El Cabo
Finnish:
turkoosikottarainen
French:
Choucador à épaulettes rouges
Croatian:
plavozeleni čvorak
Hungarian:
vörösvállú fényseregély
Icelandic:
Skrúðstari
Italian:
Storno splendente del Capo
Japanese (romaji):
akagataterimuku
Japanese:
アカガタテリムク
Lithuanian:
Raudonpetis blizgusis varnėnas
Dutch:
Roodschouderglansspreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Grønglansstare
Norwegian:
Grønnglansstær
Polish:
błyszczak lśniący
Portuguese:
Estorninho-metálico
Portuguese (Portugal):
estorninho-do-cabo
Russian:
Капский спрео
Slovak:
liskavec akáciový
Serbian:
Kapski čvorak
Swedish:
grönglansstare
Ukrainian:
Мерл капський
Chinese:
红肩辉椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
南非輝椋鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Cape Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Cape Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Red-shouldered Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Red-shouldered Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Red-shouldered Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Red-shouldered Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Red-shouldered Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Red-shouldered Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Red-shouldered Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Red-shouldered Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Red-shouldered Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Red-shouldered Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Choucador à épaulettes rouges ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Choucador à épaulettes rouges ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Red-shouldered Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Red-shouldered Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Red-shouldered Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Cape Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Cape Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Cape Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Cape Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Cape Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Cape Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Cape Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Cape Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Cape Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Cape Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Cape Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Cape Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Cape Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Cape Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Cape Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Cape Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Cape Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Cape Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Cape Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Cape Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Cape Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Red-shouldered Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Red-shouldered Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Cape Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Cape Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Cape Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Cape Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Cape Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Cape Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Cape Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Cape Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Cape Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Cape Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Cape Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Red-shouldered Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Lamprotornis nitens [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Lamprotornis nitens [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Lamprotornis nitens [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Red-shouldered Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Red-shouldered Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Red-shouldered Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Cape Starling ( Lamprotornis nitens) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Lamprotornis nitens [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Lamprotornis nitens [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Kleinglanspreeu, Kleinglansspreeu
Catalan: estornell del Cap
Czech: Leskoptev rudohrbetá, leskoptev savanová
Danish: Rødskuldret Glansstær
German: Rotschulter-Glanzstar
English: Cape Glossy Starling, Cape Glossy-Starling, Cape Starling, Damarland Glossy Starling, Glossy Starling, Red shouldered Glossy Starling, Red-shouldered Glossy Starling, Red-shouldered Glossy-Starling
English, HBW: Cape Starling
English (IOC): Cape Starling
English (United States): Cape Starling
English (South Africa): Cape Glossy Starling
Esperanto: Kablanda brilsturno, Kablanda lamprotorno
Spanish: Estornino Brillante de Hombros Rojos, Estornino de El Cabo
Spanish (Spain): Estornino de El Cabo
Spanish (HBW): Cape Starling
Estonian: koobalt-kuldnokk
Finnish: Turkoosikottarainen
French: Choucador à épaulettes rouges, Étourneau métallique à épaulettes rouges, Étourneau métallique brillant, Merle métallique à épaulettes rouges
Croatian: plavozeleni čvorak
Hungarian: vörösvállú fényseregély
Icelandic: Skrúðstari
Italian: Storno splendente del Capo, Storno splendente spallerosse, Storno splendido alirosse
Japanese (romaji): akagatamakieterimuku, akagataterimuku
Japanese: アカガタテリムク, アカガタマキエテリムク
Kwangali: Ndjundju
Scientific: Lamprotornis nitens, Lamprotornis nitens nitens, Turdus nitens
Lithuanian: Raudonpetis blizgusis varnėnas
Dutch: Roodschouderglansspreeuw, Roodschouder-glansspreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Grønglansstare
Norwegian: Grønnglansstær
Sotho, Northern: Legodi
Polish: blyszczak lsniacy, błyszczak lśniący
Portuguese: Estorninho-metálico
Portuguese (Portugal): estorninho-do-cabo
Russian: Капский спрео, Красноплечий блестящий скворец
Slovak: liskavec akáciový
Shona: Hwirikwiri
Serbian: Kapski čvorak
Siswant: Likhweti
Sotho, Southern: Leholi-piloane
Swedish: grönglansstare, Rödskuldrad glansstare
Tswana: Legôdi
Turkish: Kap sığırcığı
Tsonga: Kwezu leri tsongo
Ukrainian: Мерл капський
Xhosa: Inyakrili
Chinese: 红肩辉椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 南非輝椋鳥
Zulu: iKhwezi

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