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Meves's Glossy-Starling

Lamprotornis mevesii (Wahlberg, JA 1856)

Meves's starling or Meves's glossy-starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Wahlberg, JA 1856)

Reference:
   Öfvers. Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akad. Förh. 13 p.174

Protonym:
  Juida Mevesii

Type locality:
  Doughe [= Okavanga River], Bechuanaland.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15958936

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  69598630C935A7A2

Avibase ID:
  avibase-69598630

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/69598630

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560681

Geographic range:

  • Lamprotornis mevesii: open woodland of lowland and hills from west-central Angola and northern Namibia eastward to northeastern Zambia, Malawi, and southwestern Mozambique
  • Lamprotornis mevesii mevesii: Angola and northern Namibia to Botswana, southern Malawi, and northeastern South Africa
  • Lamprotornis mevesii violacior: northern Namibia and southwestern Angola
  • Lamprotornis mevesii benguelensis: mopane woodland of southern end of western Angola escarpment
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Meves's Glossy-Starling
Catalan:
estornell de Meves
Czech:
leskoptev baobabová
Danish:
Mopaneglansstær
German:
Mevesglanzstar
Spanish:
Estornino de Meves
Spanish (Spain):
Estornino de Meves
Finnish:
peitsipyrstökottarainen
French:
Choucador de Meves
Croatian:
klinastorepi čvorak
Hungarian:
Meves-fényseregély
Italian:
Storno splendente di Meves
Japanese (romaji):
shimaoonagaterimuku
Japanese:
シマオオナガテリムク
Lithuanian:
Meveso blizgusis varnėnas
Dutch:
Meves' Langstaartglansspreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Mopaneglansstare
Norwegian:
Mopaneglansstær
Polish:
błyszczak ciemny
Portuguese:
Estorninho-rabilongo
Portuguese (Portugal):
estorninho-de-meves
Russian:
Пестрохвостый спрео
Slovak:
liskavec tmavý
Swedish:
mevesglansstare
Ukrainian:
Мерл темний
Chinese:
米氏辉椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
長尾輝椋鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Meves's Long-tailed Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Meves's Long-tailed Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Meves's Long-tailed Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Meves's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Meves's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Meves's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Meves's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Meves's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Meves's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Meves's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Meves's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Meves's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Meves's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Meves's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Choucador de Meves ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Choucador de Meves ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Meve's Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Meve's Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Meves' Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Meves' Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Meve's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Meve's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Meves's Long-tailed Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Meves's Long-tailed Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Meves's Long-tailed Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Meves's Long-tailed Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Meves's Long-tailed Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Meves's Long-tailed Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Meves's Long-tailed Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Meves's Long-tailed Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Meves's Long-tailed Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Meves's Long-tailed Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Meves's Long-tailed Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Meves's Long-tailed Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Meves's Long-tailed Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Meves's Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Meves' Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Lamprotornis mevesii [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Lamprotornis mevesii [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Lamprotornis mevesii [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Meves's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis mevesii) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Lamprotornis mevesii [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Lamprotornis mevesii [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Langstertglansspreeu
Catalan: estornell de Meves
Czech: leskoptev baobabová, Leskoptev medená
Danish: Mopaneglansstær
German: Meves Glanzstar, Mevesglanzstar, Meves-Glanzstar
English: Longtailed Glossy Starling, Long-tailed Purple Starling, Longtailed Starling, Long-tailed Starling, Mevers's Long-tailed Purple Starling, Meve's Glossy Starling, Meves' Glossy Starling, Meve's Glossy-Starling, Meves' Glossy-Starling, Meve's Long-tailed Glossy Starling, Meve's Longtailed Starling, Meve's Long-tailed Starling, Meve's Starling, Meves' starling, Meves's Glossy Starling, Meves's Glossy-Starling, Meves's Long-tailed Glossy Starling, Meves's Long-tailed Starling, Meves's Starling, Southern Long-tailed Glossy Starling, Southern Long-tailed Starling
English, HBW: Meves's/Cunene/Benguela Long-tailed Starling
English (IOC): Meves's Starling
English (United States): Meves's Starling
Esperanto: Mevesa brilsturno, Mevesa lamprotorno
Spanish: Estornino Brillante de Meve, Estornino de Meves
Spanish (Spain): Estornino de Meves
Spanish (HBW): Meves's Starling
Estonian: baobabi-kuldnokk
Finnish: Peitsipyrstökottarainen
French: Choucador de Meves, Étourneau métallique de Meves
Croatian: klinastorepi čvorak
Hungarian: Meves-fényseregély
Italian: Storno splendente di Meves, Storno splendido di Meves
Japanese (romaji): akaharaonagaterimuku, shimaoonagaterimuku
Japanese: アカハラオナガテリムク, シマオオナガテリムク
Kwangali: Ndjundju
Scientific: Juida Mevesii, Lamprotornis mevesii, Lamprotornis mevesii mevesii
Lithuanian: Meveso blizgusis varnėnas
Dutch: Meves' Glansspreeuw, Meves' Langstaartglansspreeuw, Meves-glansspreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Mopaneglansstare
Norwegian: Mopaneglansstær
Polish: blyszczak ciemny, błyszczak ciemny
Portuguese: Estorninho-rabilongo
Portuguese (Portugal): estorninho-de-meves
Russian: Мевесов блестящий скворец, Пестрохвостый спрео
Slovak: liskavec tmavý
Shona: Mwazea
Swedish: Meves glansstare, mevesglansstare
Turkish: Meves sığırcığı
Ukrainian: Мерл темний
Chinese: 米氏辉椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 長尾輝椋鳥

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