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Purple-headed Glossy-Starling

Hylopsar purpureiceps (Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ 1851)

The purple-headed starling, also known as the purple-headed glossy-starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Sturnidae
Genus:
   Hylopsar
Scientific:
  Hylopsar purpureiceps


Original description

Citation:
  (Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ 1851)

Reference:
   Rev. Mag. Zool. Pure Appl. (2), 3 p.418

Protonym:
  Lamprocolius purpureiceps

Type locality:
  West Africa [= Gabon].

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2321429


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  A8BD788E5AF8DC44

Avibase ID:
  avibase-A8BD788E

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/A8BD788E


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 915890

Geographic range:

  • Hylopsar purpureiceps: Guinea to Cameroon, Gabon, northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and northwestern Kenya
English:
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling
Catalan:
estornell de cap porpra
Czech:
leskoptev fialovohlavá
Danish:
Fløjlsglansstær
German:
Samtglanzstar
Spanish:
Estornino Cabecipúrpura
Spanish (Spain):
Estornino cabecipúrpura
Finnish:
purppurapääkottarainen
French:
Choucador à tête pourprée
Croatian:
purpurnoglavi čvorak
Hungarian:
selymes fényseregély
Italian:
Storno splendente testaviola
Japanese (romaji):
murasakizukinterimuku
Japanese:
ムラサキズキンテリムク
Lithuanian:
purpurinis hylopsaras
Dutch:
Purperkopglansspreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Purpurhovudglansstare
Norwegian:
Purpurhodeglansstær
Polish:
błyszczak purpurowogłowy
Portuguese:
estorninho-de-cabeça-purpura
Portuguese (Portugal):
estorninho-de-cabeça-aveludada
Russian:
Бархатный спрео
Slovak:
liskavec zamatový
Serbian:
Čvorak ljubičaste glave
Swedish:
purpurhuvad glansstare
Ukrainian:
Мерл пурпуровоголовий
Chinese:
紫头辉椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
紫頭輝椋鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Purple-headed Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Purple-headed Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Purple-headed Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Purple-headed Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Purple-headed Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Purple-headed Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Purple-headed Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Purple-headed Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Purple-headed Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Purple-headed Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Purple-headed Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Purple-headed Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Purple-headed Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Purple-headed Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Purple-headed Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Purple-headed Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Purple-headed Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Choucador à tête pourprée ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Choucador à tête pourprée ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Clements 1st edition:
Purple-headed Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Clements, version 2021:
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
Clements, version 2022:
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
Clements, version 2023:
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
Clements, version 2024:
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
Clements 3rd edition:
Purple-headed Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Clements 4th edition:
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Clements 6th edition:
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Clements, version 2015:
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
Clements, version 2016:
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
Clements, version 2017:
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
Clements, version 2018:
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
Clements, version 2019:
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
eBird version 1.50:
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
eBird version 1.52:
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
eBird version 1.53:
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
eBird version 1.54:
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
eBird version 1.55:
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
eBird version 2015:
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
eBird version 2016:
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
eBird version 2017:
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
eBird version 2018:
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
eBird version 2019:
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
eBird version 2021:
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
eBird version 2022:
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
eBird version 2023:
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
eBird version 2024:
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Purple-headed Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Purple-headed Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Purple-headed Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Purple-headed Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Purple-headed Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Purple-headed Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Purple-headed Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Purple-headed Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Purple-headed Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Purple-headed Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Purple-headed Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Purple-headed Glossy Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Purple-headed Glossy Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Purple-headed Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Purple-headed Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Purple-headed Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Purple-headed Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Purple-headed Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
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:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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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:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Purple-headed Starling ( Hylopsar purpureiceps)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Purple-headed Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Lamprotornis purpureiceps
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Lamprotornis purpureiceps
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Lamprotornis purpureiceps
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis purpureiceps)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Lamprotornis purpureiceps
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Hylopsar purpureiceps

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: estornell de cap porpra
Czech: leskoptev fialovohlavá, Leskoptev rudohlavá
Danish: Fløjlsglansstær
German: Samtglanzstar, Samt-Glanzstar
English: Purple headed Glossy Starling, Purple-headed Glossy Starling, Purple-headed Glossy-Starling, Purple-headed Starling, Velvet-headed Glossy-Starling
English, HBW: Purple-headed Starling
English (IOC): Purple-headed Starling
English (United States): Purple-headed Starling
Esperanto: Purpurkapa brilsturno, Purpurkapa lamprotorno
Spanish: Estornino Cabecipúrpura, Estornino Cabecipúrpurea, Estornino de Cabeza Morada
Spanish (Spain): Estornino cabecipúrpura, Estornino cabecipúrpurea
Spanish (HBW): Purple-headed Starling
Estonian: samet-kuldnokk
Finnish: Purppurapääkottarainen
French: Choucador à tête pourprée, Étourneau métallique à tête pourprée, Merle métallique à tête pourprée
Croatian: purpurnoglavi čvorak
Hungarian: selymes fényseregély
Italian: Storno splendente testaviola, Storno splendido testapurpurea
Japanese (romaji): murasakizukimmakieterimuku, murasakizukinmakieterimuku, murasakizukinterimuku
Japanese: ムラサキズキンテリムク, ムラサキズキンマキエテリムク, ムラサキヅキンマキエテリムク
Scientific: Hylopsar purpureiceps, Lamprocolius purpureiceps, Lamprotornis purpureiceps
Lithuanian: purpurinis hylopsaras, Raudongalvis blizgusis varnėnas
Dutch: Purperkopglansspreeuw, Purperkop-glansspreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Purpurhovudglansstare
Norwegian: Purpurhodeglansstær
Polish: blyszczak purpurowoglowy, błyszczak purpurowogłowy
Portuguese: Estorninho de cabeca purpura, estorninho-de-cabeça-purpura
Portuguese (Portugal): estorninho-de-cabeça-aveludada
Russian: Бархатный блестящий скворец, Бархатный спрео
Slovak: liskavec zamatový
Serbian: Čvorak ljubičaste glave
Swedish: Purpurhuvad glansstare, purpurhuvad stare
Turkish: Kadife başlı sığırcık
Ukrainian: Мерл пурпуровоголовий
Chinese: 紫头辉椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 紫頭輝椋鳥

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