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Spotless Starling

Sturnus unicolor Temminck, CJ 1820

The spotless starling is a passerine bird in the starling family, Sturnidae. It is closely related to the common starling, but has a much more restricted range, confined to the Iberian Peninsula, Northwest Africa, southernmost France, and the islands of Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia. It is largely non-migratory. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Sturnidae
Genus:
   Sturnus
Scientific:
  Sturnus unicolor

Original description

Citation:
  Temminck, CJ 1820

Reference:
   Manuel Orn. Tabl. Syst. ed.2, part 1 p.133

Protonym:
  Sturnus unicolor

Type locality:
  Sardinia.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41001698

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  B0D81671A5159DEB

Avibase ID:
  avibase-B0D81671

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/B0D81671

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 563175

Geographic range:

  • Sturnus unicolor: Iberian Peninsula to Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, and northwestern Africa
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Spotless Starling
Catalan:
estornell negre
Czech:
špaček černý
Danish:
Ensfarvet Stær
German:
Einfarbstar
Spanish:
Estornino Negro
Spanish (Spain):
Estornino Negro
Finnish:
mustakottarainen
French:
Étourneau unicolore
Croatian:
crni čvorak
Hungarian:
Egyszínú seregély
Icelandic:
Gljástari
Italian:
Storno nero
Japanese (romaji):
mujihoshimukudori
Japanese:
ムジホシムクドリ
Lithuanian:
vienspalvis varnėnas
Dutch:
Zwarte Spreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Middelhavsstare
Norwegian:
Middelhavsstær
Polish:
szpak jednobarwny
Portuguese:
Estorninho-preto
Portuguese (Portugal):
Estorninho-preto
Russian:
Одноцветный скворец
Slovak:
škorec jednofarebný
Serbian:
Crni čvorak
Swedish:
svartstare
Ukrainian:
Шпак піренейський
Chinese:
纯色椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
純色椋鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Étourneau unicolore ( Sturnus unicolor)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Étourneau unicolore ( Sturnus unicolor)
Clements 1st edition:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Clements, version 2021:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Clements, version 2022:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Clements, version 2023:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Clements, version 2024:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Clements 3rd edition:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Clements 4th edition:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Clements 6th edition:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Clements, version 2015:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Clements, version 2016:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Clements, version 2017:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Clements, version 2018:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Clements, version 2019:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
eBird version 1.50:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
eBird version 1.52:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
eBird version 1.53:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
eBird version 1.54:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
eBird version 1.55:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
eBird version 2015:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
eBird version 2016:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
eBird version 2017:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
eBird version 2018:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
eBird version 2019:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
eBird version 2021:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
eBird version 2022:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
eBird version 2023:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
eBird version 2024:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Sturnus unicolor
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Sturnus unicolor
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Sturnus unicolor
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Sturnus unicolor
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Sturnus unicolor

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Swartspreeu
Asturian: Estornín, Estornín prietu
Azerbaijani: qara sığırçın
Belarusian: Чорны шпак
Bulgarian: Едноцветен скорец, Черен скорец
Breton: Dred du
Catalan: Estornell negre
Catalan (Balears): Estornell negre
Czech: Špacek cerný, špaček černý, Špaček jednobarvý
Chuvash: хура шăнкăрч
Welsh: Drudwen ddu
Danish: Ensfarvet Stær
German: Einfarbstar
Greek: Μαυρoψάρovo, Μαυροψάρονο
English: Black Starling, Mediterranean Starling, Sardinian Starling, Spotless Starling
English, HBW: Spotless Starling
English (IOC): Spotless Starling
English (United States): Spotless Starling
Esperanto: Nigra sturno
Spanish: Estornino Negro
Spanish (Spain): Estornino Negro
Spanish (HBW): Estornino negro
Estonian: ibeeria kuldnokk
Basque: Araba zozo beltz, Araba zozo beltza, Arabazozo beltza, Estornell negre
Finnish: Kustakottarainen, Mustakottarainen
French: Etourneau unicolore, Étourneau unicolore
Frisian: Swarte protter
Irish: Druid dhubh
Galician: Estornell negre , Estorniño negro
Manx: Trutlag ghoo
Hebrew: זרזיר שחור, זרז-יר שחור
Croatian: crni čvorak
Hungarian: Egyszínú seregély, egyszínű seregély
Icelandic: Gljástari
Italian: Storno nero
Japanese (romaji): mujihoshimukudori
Japanese: ムジホシムクドリ
North Karelian: muštakottaraini
Scientific: Sturnus uniaolor, Sturnus unicolor, Sturnus vulgaris subunicolor
Lithuanian: Juodasis varnėnas, Vienaspalvis varnėnas, vienspalvis varnėnas
Latvian: vienmuļais strazds
Macedonian: Црн сколовранец
Maltese: Sturnell Iswed
Dutch: Zwarte Spreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Middelhavsstare
Norwegian: Middelhavsstær
Livvi (Olonets Karelian): hölmöitiaine
Polish: szpak jednobarwny
Portuguese: Estorninho, estorninho preto, Estorninho-preto
Portuguese (Portugal): Estorninho-preto
Rhaeto-Romance: Sturnel nair
Romanian: Graur negru
Russian: Одноцветный скворец, Чёрный скворец
Northern Sami: Čáhppesstárra
Slovak: Ékorec jednofarebný, škorec jednofarebný
Slovenian: crni škorec, črni škorec, enobarvni škorec
Albanian: Cërloi i zi
Serbian: Crni čvorak
Swedish: Svart stare, Svartstare
Turkish: Kara Sığırcık
Tatar: кара сыерчык
Udmurt: сьӧд юбер
Ukrainian: Шпак піренейський
Chinese: 纯色椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 純色椋鳥

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