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Slender-billed Starling

Onychognathus tenuirostris (Rüppell, WPES 1836)

The slender-billed starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Sturnidae
Genus:
   Onychognathus
Scientific:
  Onychognathus tenuirostris

Original description

Citation:
  (Rüppell, WPES 1836)

Reference:
   Neue Wirbelth. Fauna Abyss. Vög.

Protonym:
  Lamprotornis tenuirostris

Type locality:
  Ethiopia.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140130#page/106/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  F2C7AA06B467478D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-F2C7AA06

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/F2C7AA06

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561674

Geographic range:

  • Onychognathus tenuirostris: montane forest and alpine moorland from Eritrea southward through eastern Africa including Rwanda and Burundi and Eastern Arc mountains of central to southwestern Tanzania, and northern Malawi
  • Onychognathus tenuirostris tenuirostris: mountains of Eritrea and Ethiopia
  • Onychognathus tenuirostris theresae: eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Kenya, Tanzania, and northern Malawi
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Slender-billed Starling
Catalan:
estornell becfí
Czech:
špaček tenkozobý
Danish:
Tyndnæbbet Sortstær
German:
Zimtflügelstar
Spanish:
Estornino Picofino
Spanish (Spain):
Estornino Picofino
Finnish:
hentorakkeli
French:
Rufipenne à bec fin
Croatian:
tankokljuni čvorak
Hungarian:
vékonycsőrű dalosseregély
Italian:
Storno beccosottile
Japanese (romaji):
hashibosoterimuku
Japanese:
ハシボソテリムク
Lithuanian:
Liaunasnapis ilgauodegis varnėnas
Dutch:
Kaneelvleugelspreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Smalnebbstare
Norwegian:
Smalnebbstær
Polish:
czarnotek cienkodzioby
Portuguese:
Estorninho-de-bico-fino
Portuguese (Portugal):
estorninho-de-bico-fino
Russian:
Тонкоклювый скворец
Slovak:
liskavec tenkozobý
Swedish:
smalnäbbad glansstare
Ukrainian:
Моріо тонкодзьобий
Chinese:
细嘴栗翅椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
細嘴栗翅椋鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Rufipenne à bec fin ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Rufipenne à bec fin ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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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:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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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:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Slender-billed Red-winged Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Slender-billed Red-winged Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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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:
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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:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Onychognathus tenuirostris [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Onychognathus tenuirostris [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Onychognathus tenuirostris [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Slender-billed Starling ( Onychognathus tenuirostris) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Onychognathus tenuirostris [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Onychognathus tenuirostris [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: estornell becfí
Czech: Špacek tenkozobý, špaček tenkozobý
Danish: Tyndnæbbet Sortstær
German: Zimtflügelstar, Zimtflügel-Star
English: Slender billed Starling, Slender-billed Chestnut-winged Sta, Slender-billed Chestnut-winged Star, Slender-billed Chestnut-winged Starling, Slender-billed Red-winged Starling, Slender-billed Starling
English, HBW: Slender-billed Starling
English (IOC): Slender-billed Starling
English (Kenya): Slender-billed Starling
English (United States): Slender-billed Starling
Esperanto: Fajnbeka sturno
Spanish: Estornino de Pico Agudo, Estornino Picofino
Spanish (Spain): Estornino Picofino
Spanish (HBW): Slender-billed Starling
Estonian: mägi-kuldnokk
Finnish: Etanarakkeli, hentorakkeli
French: Étourneau à bec fin, Rufipenne à bec fin, Sansonnet cannelle
Croatian: tankokljuni čvorak
Hungarian: vékonycsőrű dalosseregély
Italian: Storno beccofine, Storno beccosottile
Japanese (romaji): hashibosoterimuku
Japanese: ハシボソテリムク
Scientific: Lamprotornis tenuirostris, Onychognathus tenuirostris, Onychognathus tenuirostris tenuirostris
Lithuanian: Liaunasnapis ilgauodegis varnėnas
Dutch: Kaneelvleugelspreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Smalnebbstare
Norwegian: Smalnebbstær
Polish: czarnotek cienkodzioby
Portuguese: Estorninho-de-bico-fino
Portuguese (Portugal): estorninho-de-bico-fino
Russian: Тонкоклювый длиннохвостый скворец, Тонкоклювый скворец
Slovak: liskavec tenkozobý
Swedish: Smalnäbbad glansstare
Swahili: Kizole Domo-jembamba
Turkish: İnce gagalı kızılkanat
Ukrainian: Моріо тонкодзьобий
Chinese: 细嘴栗翅椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 細嘴栗翅椋鳥

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