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Golden-breasted Starling

Lamprotornis regius (Reichenow, A 1879)

The golden-breasted starling, also known as royal starling, is a medium-sized passerine in the starling family. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  (Reichenow, A 1879)

Reference:
   Orn. Centralblatt 4 p.108

Protonym:
  Cosmopsarus regius

Type locality:
  Massa, Tana River, Kenya.

Link:
  https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Ornith-Centralblatt_4_I-LIII.pdf


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  EE674721A9C663AD

Avibase ID:
  avibase-EE674721

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/EE674721


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 915894

Geographic range:

  • Lamprotornis regius: Arid savanna of s Ethiopia to Somalia, e Kenya and ne Tanzania
English:
Golden-breasted Starling
Catalan:
estornell reial
Czech:
leskoptev zlatoprsá
Danish:
Kongeglansstær
German:
Königsglanzstar
Spanish:
Estornino Pechidorado
Spanish (Spain):
Estornino Pechidorado
Finnish:
paratiisikottarainen
French:
Choucador royal
Croatian:
zlatnotrbi čvorak
Hungarian:
királycsőricse
Icelandic:
Kóngastari
Italian:
Storno pettodorato
Japanese (romaji):
kinmuneonagaterimuku
Japanese:
キンムネオナガテリムク
Lithuanian:
Karališkasis blizgusis varnėnas
Dutch:
Koningsglansspreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kongestare
Norwegian:
Kongestær
Polish:
błyszczak królewski
Portuguese:
Melro-metálico-real
Portuguese (Portugal):
estorninho-de-peito-amarelo
Russian:
Королевский спрео
Slovak:
liskavec kráľovský
Serbian:
Zlatogrudi čvorak
Swedish:
guldbröstad glansstare
Ukrainian:
Мерл золотогрудий
Chinese:
金胸丽椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
金胸麗椋鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Cosmopsarus regius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Cosmopsarus regius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Cosmopsarus regius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Cosmopsarus regius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Cosmopsarus regius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Cosmopsarus regius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Cosmopsarus regius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Cosmopsarus regius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Cosmopsarus regius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Cosmopsarus regius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Cosmopsarus regius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Choucador royal ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Spréo royal ( Cosmopsarus regius) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Cosmopsarus regius) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Cosmopsarus regius) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Cosmopsarus regius) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Cosmopsarus regius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Cosmopsarus regius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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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:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
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:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
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:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Cosmopsarus regius) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Cosmopsarus regius [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Cosmopsarus regius [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Cosmopsarus regius [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Cosmopsarus regius) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Cosmopsarus regius) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Cosmopsarus regius) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Golden-breasted Starling ( Lamprotornis regius) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cosmopsarus regius [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Lamprotornis regius [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: estornell reial
Czech: leskoptev zlatoprsá, Špacek zlatoprsý
Danish: Kongeglansstær
German: Königsglanzstar
English: Golden breasted Starling, Golden-breasted Glossy Starling, Golden-breasted Starling, Regal Starling, Taveta Golden-breasted Starling
English, HBW: Golden-breasted Starling
English (IOC): Golden-breasted Starling
English (Kenya): Golden-breasted Starling
English (United States): Golden-breasted Starling
Esperanto: Orbrusta sturno
Spanish: Estornino Brillante Dorado, Estornino Pechidorado
Spanish (Spain): Estornino Pechidorado
Spanish (HBW): Golden-breasted Starling
Estonian: paradiisi-kuldnokk
Finnish: Paratiisikottarainen
French: Choucador royal, Étourneau royal, Spréo royal
Croatian: zlatnotrbi čvorak
Hungarian: királycsőricse
Icelandic: Kóngastari
Italian: Storno pettodorato, Storno reale africano
Japanese (romaji): kimmunechoubiterimuku, kinmunechoubiterimuku, kinmuneonagaterimuku
Japanese: キンムネオナガテリムク, キンムネチョウビテリムク
Scientific: Cosmopsarus regius, Cosmopsarus regius magnificus, Cosmopsarus regius regius, Lamprotornis regius, Lamprotornis regius magnificus, Lamprotornis regius regius
Lithuanian: Karališkasis blizgusis varnėnas
Dutch: Koningsglansspreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kongestare
Norwegian: Kongeglansstær, Kongestær
Polish: blyszczak królewski, błyszczak królewski
Portuguese: Melro-metálico-real
Portuguese (Portugal): estorninho-de-peito-amarelo
Russian: Златогрудый скворец, Златогрудый спрео, Королевский спрео
Slovak: ékorec kráľovský, liskavec kráľovský
Serbian: Zlatogrudi čvorak
Swedish: Guldbröstad glansstare
Swahili: Kwenzi Kidari-dhahabu
Turkish: Altın karınlı sığırcık
Ukrainian: Мерл золотогрудий
Chinese: 金胸丽椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 金胸麗椋鳥

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