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African Pied Starling
Lamprotornis bicolor (Gmelin, JF 1789)
The pied starling or African pied starling, is a bird endemic to South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini. It is common in most of its range, but largely absent from the arid northwest and the eastern lowlands of South Africa. It is found in open habitats such as grassland, karoo scrub, thornbush and agricultural land, and often associates with farm animals. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Sturnidae
Genus:
Lamprotornis
Scientific:
Lamprotornis bicolor
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Sturnidae
Genus:
Lamprotornis
Scientific:
Lamprotornis bicolor
Original description
Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1789)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2
1 pt2 p.835
Protonym:
Turdus bicolor
Type locality:
Cape of Good Hope.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656330
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
C244BE28A4AE62F8
Avibase ID:
avibase-C244BE28
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C244BE28
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 915897
Geographic range:
- Lamprotornis bicolor: Extreme se Namibia to s Mozambique and South Africa
Source: Clements checklist
African Pied Starling
Catalan:
estornell bicolor
Czech:
leskoptev dvoubarvá
Danish:
Tofarvet Stær
German:
Zweifarb-Glanzstar
Spanish:
Estornino Bicolor
Spanish (Spain):
Estornino Bicolor
Finnish:
kapinkottarainen
French:
Spréo bicolore
Croatian:
južnoafrički čvorak
Hungarian:
kétszínű fényseregély
Icelandic:
Nánustari
Italian:
Storno bianconero africano
Japanese (romaji):
shiroharachamukudori
Japanese:
シロハラチャムクドリ
Lithuanian:
afrikinis blizgusis varnėnas
Dutch:
Tweekleurige Glansspreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Karoostare
Norwegian:
Karoostær
Polish:
błyszczak brunatny
Portuguese:
Estorninho-de-ventre-branco
Portuguese (Portugal):
estorninho-bicolor
Russian:
Белогузый спрео
Slovak:
liskavec dvojfarebný
Serbian:
Afrički dvobojni čvorak
Swedish:
vitgumpad glansstare
Ukrainian:
Мерл бурий
Chinese:
非洲丽椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
雜色麗椋鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Spréo bicolore ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Spréo bicolore ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Clements 1st edition: African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Clements, version 2021: African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| Clements, version 2022: African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| Clements, version 2023: African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| Clements 3rd edition: African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Clements 4th edition: African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Clements 6th edition: African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Clements, version 2015: African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| Clements, version 2016: African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| Clements, version 2017: African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| Clements, version 2018: African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| Clements, version 2019: African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| eBird version 1.50: African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| eBird version 1.52: African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| eBird version 1.53: African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| eBird version 1.54: African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| eBird version 1.55: African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| eBird version 2015: African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| eBird version 2016: African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| eBird version 2017: African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| eBird version 2018: African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| eBird version 2019: African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| eBird version 2021: African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| eBird version 2022: African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| eBird version 2023: African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): African Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Spreo bicolor |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Spreo bicolor |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Spreo bicolor |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: African Pied Starling ( Spreo bicolor) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Pied Starling ( Lamprotornis bicolor) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Spreo bicolor |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lamprotornis bicolor |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Witgatspreeu
Catalan: estornell bicolor
Czech: Leskoptev dvojbarvá, leskoptev dvoubarvá
Danish: Tofarvet Stær
German: Zweifarbenstar, Zweifarb-Glanzstar, Zweifarbstar, Zweifarb-Star
English: African Pied Starling, Pied Starling
English, HBW: African Pied Starling
English (IOC): Pied Starling
English (United States): African Pied Starling
Esperanto: Dukolora brilsturno, Dukolora lamprotorno, Dukolora sturno
Spanish: Estornino Bicolor, Estornino Pálido
Spanish (Spain): Estornino Bicolor
Spanish (HBW): African Pied Starling
Estonian: valgepära-kuldnokk
Finnish: Kapinkottarainen
French: Choucador bicolore, Étourneau pie, Spréo bicolore
Croatian: južnoafrički čvorak
Hungarian: kétszínű fényseregély
Icelandic: Nánustari
Italian: Storno bianconero africano, Storno ventrebianco
Japanese (romaji): shiroharachamukudori, shiroharahaimuku
Japanese: シロハラチャムクドリ, シロハラハイムク
Scientific: Lamprotornis albiventris, Lamprotornis bicolor, Lamprotornis spreo, Spreo bicolor, Turdus bicolor
Lithuanian: afrikinis blizgusis varnėnas
Dutch: Tweekleurige Glansspreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Karoostare
Norwegian: Karoostær
Polish: blyszczak brunatny, błyszczak brunatny
Portuguese: Estorninho-de-ventre-branco
Portuguese (Portugal): estorninho-bicolor
Russian: Белогузый спрео, Двухцветный спрео
Slovak: liskavec dvojfarebný
Serbian: Afrički dvobojni čvorak
Sotho, Southern: Leholi
Swedish: Afrikansk svartvit stare, vitgumpad glansstare
Turkish: Afrika alaca sığırcığı
Ukrainian: Мерл бурий
Xhosa: Igiwu-giwu
Chinese: 非洲丽椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 雜色麗椋鳥
Zulu: iGwayigwayi
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