The greater blue-eared starling or greater blue-eared glossy-starling is a bird that breeds from Senegal east to Ethiopia and south through eastern Africa to northeastern South Africa and Angola. It is a very common species of open woodland bird, and undertakes some seasonal migration. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Hemprich, WF; Ehrenberg, CG 1828
Reference:
Symbol. Phys. Icon. Descr. Avium
(1828), sig.y(1833) pl.10(1828)
Protonym:
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Type locality:
Ambukol, Dongola district, Sudan. (This locality is somewhat north of the usual range of the species and the type, an immature, was presumably a straggler from farther south.)
Avibase ID:
7DDB347EDFED5A66
Avibase ID:
avibase-7DDB347E
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7DDB347E
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560675
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Greater Blue-eared Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Greater Blue-eared Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Greater Blue-eared Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Greater Blue-eared Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Greater Blue-eared Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Choucador à oreillons bleus ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Choucador à oreillons bleus ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Blue-eared Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Blue-eared Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Greater Blue-eared Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Greater Blue-eared Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Lamprotornis chalybaeus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Lamprotornis chalybaeus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Lamprotornis chalybaeus [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lamprotornis chalybaeus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lamprotornis chalybaeus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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