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White-crowned Starling

Lamprotornis albicapillus (Blyth, E 1855)

The white-crowned starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  (Blyth, E 1855)

Reference:
   J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 24(1855) p.301

Protonym:
  Spreo albicapillus

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40268595


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  A77D4A7726379E36

Avibase ID:
  avibase-A77D4A77

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/A77D4A77


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 915898

Geographic range:

  • Lamprotornis albicapillus albicapillus: Ethiopia and Somalia to Djibouti and extreme ne Kenya
  • Lamprotornis albicapillus horrensis: Kenya (n edge of Dida Galgulu Desert north to Ethiopian border)
English:
White-crowned Starling
Catalan:
estornell de coroneta blanca
Czech:
leskoptev bělohlavá
Danish:
Hvidkronet Stær
German:
Weißscheitel-Glanzstar
Spanish:
Estornino Coroniblanco
Spanish (Spain):
Estornino Coroniblanco
Finnish:
valkolakkikottarainen
French:
Spréo à calotte blanche
Croatian:
bjelokapi čvorak
Hungarian:
fehérhomlokú fényseregély
Italian:
Storno capobianco
Japanese (romaji):
shiragaterimuku
Japanese:
シラガテリムク
Lithuanian:
baltavainikis blizgusis varnėnas
Dutch:
Witkruinglansspreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvitkronestare
Norwegian:
Hvitkronestær
Polish:
błyszczak białogłowy
Portuguese:
estorninho-de-coroa-branca
Russian:
Белошапочный спрео
Slovak:
liskavec čiapočkatý
Serbian:
Belokapi čvorak
Swedish:
vitkronad glansstare
Ukrainian:
Мерл строкатий
Chinese:
白冠丽椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
白冠麗椋鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

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

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: estornell de coroneta blanca
Czech: Leskoptev belohlavá, leskoptev bělohlavá
Danish: Hvidkronet Stær
German: Weißscheitel-Glanzstar, Weißscheitelstar, Weißscheitel-Star
English: White crowned Starling, White-crowned Starling
English, HBW: White-crowned Starling
English (IOC): White-crowned Starling
English (Kenya): White-crowned Starling
English (United States): White-crowned Starling
Esperanto: Blankakrona sturno
Spanish: Estornino Coroniblanco, Estornino de Corona Blanca
Spanish (Spain): Estornino Coroniblanco
Spanish (HBW): White-crowned Starling
Estonian: tanu-kuldnokk
Finnish: Valkolakkikottarainen
French: Choucador à calotte blanche, Étourneau à couronne blanche, Spréo à calotte blanche, Spréo à couronne blanche
Croatian: bjelokapi čvorak
Hungarian: fehérhomlokú fényseregély
Italian: Storno capobianco
Japanese (romaji): shiragaterimuku, shirozukinhaimuku
Japanese: シラガテリムク, シロズキンハイムク
Scientific: Lamprotornis albicapillus, Lamprotornis albicapillus albicapillus, Spreo albicapillus, Spreo albicapillus albicapillus
Lithuanian: baltavainikis blizgusis varnėnas
Dutch: Witkruinglansspreeuw, Witkruin-glansspreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvitkronestare
Norwegian: Hvitkronestær
Polish: blyszczak bialoglowy, błyszczak białogłowy
Portuguese: estorninho-de-coroa-branca
Portuguese (Portugal): estorninho-de-coroa-branca
Russian: Белошапочный спрео
Slovak: liskavec čiapočkatý
Serbian: Belokapi čvorak
Swedish: vitkronad glansstare, Vitkronad stare
Swahili: Kwenzi Utosi-mweupe
Turkish: Ak alınlı sığırcık
Ukrainian: Мерл строкатий
Chinese: 白冠丽椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 白冠麗椋鳥

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