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Somali Starling

Onychognathus blythii (Hartlaub, KJG 1859)

The Somali starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and Yemen. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Sturnidae
Genus:
   Onychognathus
Scientific:
  Onychognathus blythii

Original description

Citation:
  (Hartlaub, KJG 1859)

Reference:
   J. f. Orn. 7, no.37 p.32

Protonym:
  Amydrus blythii

Type locality:
  Somaliland.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50195#page/42/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  9F79E839C992868D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-9F79E839

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/9F79E839

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561668

Geographic range:

  • Onychognathus blythii: Eritrea and Ethiopia to northern Somalia, Abd el Kuri Island, and Socotra
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Somali Starling
Catalan:
estornell de Somàlia
Czech:
špaček somálský
Danish:
Somalisortstær
German:
Somalistar
Spanish:
Estornino Somalí
Spanish (Spain):
Estornino Somalí
Finnish:
somalianrakkeli
French:
Rufipenne de Blyth
Croatian:
planinski čvorak
Hungarian:
szomáliai dalosseregély
Italian:
Storno di Somalia
Japanese (romaji):
somari-terimuku
Japanese:
ソマリーテリムク
Lithuanian:
Somalinis ilgauodegis varnėnas
Dutch:
Somalische Spreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Somalistare
Norwegian:
Somalistær
Polish:
czarnotek somalijski
Portuguese:
estorninho-somali
Portuguese (Portugal):
estorninho-somali
Russian:
Сомалийский скворец
Slovak:
liskavec somálsky
Serbian:
Somalijski čvorak
Swedish:
somaliaglansstare
Ukrainian:
Моріо сомалійський
Chinese:
索马里栗翅椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
索馬利栗翅椋鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Somali Chestnut-winged Starling ( Onychognathus blythii)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Somali Chestnut-winged Starling ( Onychognathus blythii)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Somali Chestnut-winged Starling ( Onychognathus blythii)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Somali Starling ( Onychognathus blythii)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Somali Starling ( Onychognathus blythii)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Somali Starling ( Onychognathus blythii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Somali Starling ( Onychognathus blythii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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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. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Somali Starling ( Onychognathus blythii)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Somali Starling ( Onychognathus blythii)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Somali Starling ( Onychognathus blythii)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Somali Starling ( Onychognathus blythii)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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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):
Somali Starling ( Onychognathus blythii)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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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 v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Somali Starling ( Onychognathus blythii)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Somali Starling ( Onychognathus blythii)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Rufipenne de Blyth ( Onychognathus blythii)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Rufipenne de Blyth ( Onychognathus blythii)
Clements 1st edition:
Somali Starling ( Onychognathus blythii)
Clements, version 2021:
Somali Starling ( Onychognathus blythii)
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
Somali Starling ( Onychognathus blythii)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Somali Chestnut-winged Starling ( Onychognathus blythii)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Somali Chestnut-winged Starling ( Onychognathus blythii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Somali Starling ( Onychognathus blythii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Somali Starling ( Onychognathus blythii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Somali Starling ( Onychognathus blythii)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Somali Starling ( Onychognathus blythii)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Somali Starling ( Onychognathus blythii)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Onychognathus blythii
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Onychognathus blythii
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Somali Starling ( Onychognathus blythii)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Somali Starling ( Onychognathus blythii)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Onychognathus blythii
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Onychognathus blythii

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: estornell de Somàlia
Czech: Špacek somálský, špaček somálský
Danish: Somalisortstær
German: Somali Star, Somalistar
English: Somali Chestnut-wing, Somali Chestnut-wing Starling, Somali Chestnut-winged Starling, Somali Starling
English, HBW: Somali Starling
English (IOC): Somali Starling
English (United States): Somali Starling
Esperanto: Somalia sturno
Spanish: Estornino Somalí
Spanish (Spain): Estornino Somalí
Spanish (HBW): Somali Starling
Estonian: kiltmaa-kuldnokk
Finnish: Somalianrakkeli
French: Étourneau de Blyth, Rufipenne de Blyth, Sansonnet de Blyth
Croatian: planinski čvorak
Hungarian: szomáliai dalosseregély
Italian: Storno di Blyth, Storno di Somalia
Japanese (romaji): somariaterimuku, somari-kuribaneterimuku, somari-terimuku
Japanese: ソマリアテリムク, ソマリークリバネテリムク, ソマリーテリムク
Scientific: Amydrus Blythii, Amydrus creaghi, Amydrus frater, Onychognathus blythii, Onychognathus blythii blythi, Onychognathus blythii frater, Onychognathus creaghi, Onychognathus frater
Lithuanian: Somalinis ilgauodegis varnėnas
Dutch: Somalische Spreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Somalistare
Norwegian: Somalistær
Polish: czarnotek somalijski
Portuguese: estorninho-somali
Portuguese (Portugal): estorninho-somali
Russian: Сомалийский длиннохвостый скворец, Сомалийский скворец
Slovak: liskavec somálsky
Serbian: Somalijski čvorak
Swedish: somaliaglansstare, Somaliglansstare
Turkish: Somali Kızılkanadı
Ukrainian: Моріо сомалійський
Chinese: 索马里栗翅椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 索馬利栗翅椋鳥

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