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Shelley's Starling
Lamprotornis shelleyi (Sharpe, RB 1890)
Shelley's starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in East Africa, within the borders of Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Somaliland, South Sudan, and Tanzania. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Sturnidae
Genus:
Lamprotornis
Scientific:
Lamprotornis shelleyi
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Sturnidae
Genus:
Lamprotornis
Scientific:
Lamprotornis shelleyi
Original description
Citation:
(Sharpe, RB 1890)
Reference:
Cat. Birds Brit. Mus.
13 p.190
Protonym:
Spreo shelleyi
Type locality:
Somaliland.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/34364#page/210/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
B24A13C796E349D4
Avibase ID:
avibase-B24A13C7
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B24A13C7
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560688
Geographic range:
- Lamprotornis shelleyi: breeds southeastern South Sudan, southern and eastern Ethiopia, and northern Somalia; partial resident, but nonbreeders withdraw from Somalia and northeastern Ethiopia, disperses southward to southern Somalia, Kenya, and northeastern Tanzania
Source: Clements checklist
Shelley's Starling
Catalan:
estornell de Shelley
Czech:
leskoptev východoafrická
Danish:
Sortøret Glansstær
German:
Shelleyglanzstar
Spanish:
Estornino de Shelley
Spanish (Spain):
Estornino de Shelley
Finnish:
vadikottarainen
French:
Choucador de Shelley
Croatian:
brončanokrili čvorak
Hungarian:
Shelley-fényseregély
Italian:
Storno di Shelley
Japanese (romaji):
murasakichabaraterimuku
Japanese:
ムラサキチャバラテリムク
Lithuanian:
Somalinis blizgusis varnėnas
Dutch:
Shelleys Glansspreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Akasiestare
Norwegian:
Akasiestær
Polish:
błyszczak strojny
Portuguese:
estorninho-das-acácias
Portuguese (Portugal):
estorninho-de-shelley
Russian:
Эфиопский спрео
Slovak:
liskavec savanový
Serbian:
Šelijev čvorak
Swedish:
shelleyglansstare
Ukrainian:
Мерл сомалійський
Chinese:
谢氏丽椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
謝利氏麗椋鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Choucador de Shelley ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Choucador de Shelley ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Shelley's Starling ( Spreo shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Shelley's Starling ( Spreo shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Shelley's Starling ( Spreo shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Shelley's Starling ( Spreo shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Spreo hildebrandti shelleyi [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Spreo hildebrandti shelleyi [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Shelley's Starling ( Lamprotornis shelleyi) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lamprotornis shelleyi [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lamprotornis shelleyi [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Lamprotornis [hildebrandti or shelleyi]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: estornell de Shelley
Czech: Leskoptev východoafrická
Danish: Sortøret Glansstær
German: Shelley Glanzstar, Shelleyglanzstar, Shelley-Glanzstar
English: Shelley's Starling
English, HBW: Shelley's Starling
English (IOC): Shelley's Starling
English (Kenya): Shelley's Starling
English (United States): Shelley's Starling
Esperanto: Ŝelia brilsturno, Ŝelia lamprotorno
Spanish: Estornino de Shelley
Spanish (Spain): Estornino de Shelley
Spanish (HBW): Shelley's Starling
Estonian: mürripuu-kuldnokk
Finnish: Vadikottarainen
French: Choucador de Shelley, Étourneau métallique de Shelley
Croatian: brončanokrili čvorak
Hungarian: Shelley-fényseregély
Italian: Storno di Shelley
Japanese (romaji): murasakichabaraterimuku, sheri-kuriharaterimuku
Japanese: シェリークリハラテリムク, ムラサキチャバラテリムク
Scientific: Lamprotornis hildebrandti shelleyi, Lamprotornis shelleyi, Spreo hildebrandti shelleyi, Spreo shelleyi
Lithuanian: Somalinis blizgusis varnėnas
Dutch: Shelley-glansspreeuw, Shelleys Glansspreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Akasiestare
Norwegian: Akasiestær
Polish: blyszczak strojny, błyszczak strojny
Portuguese: estorninho-das-acácias
Portuguese (Portugal): estorninho-de-shelley
Russian: Спрео Шелли, Эфиопский спрео
Slovak: liskavec savanový
Serbian: Šelijev čvorak
Swedish: shelleyglansstare, Svartörad glansstare
Swahili: Kwenzi Macho-machungwa
Turkish: Shelley sığırcığı
Ukrainian: Мерл сомалійський
Chinese: 谢氏丽椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 謝利氏麗椋鳥
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