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Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Lamprotornis
Scientific: Lamprotornis australis
Citation: (Smith, A, 1836)
Reference: Rep.Exped.Centr.Afr. p.52
Protonym: Megalopterus australis
Avibase ID: 996AF595E650454A
Short link: https://avibase.ca/996AF595
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560672
Geographic range:
Lamprotornis australis : S Angola to w Zambia, Namibia, Mozambique and n South Africa
Source: Clements checklist
Saozneg - RU: Burchell's Glossy-Starling
Tchekeg: leskoptev jihoafrická
Alamaneg: Riesenglanzstar
daneg: Kæmpeglansstær
Spagnoleg: Estornino de Burchell
Finneg: raitapyrstökottarainen
Galleg: Choucador de Burchell
Italianeg: Storno splendente di Burchell
Japaneg: koshiakaterimuku
japaneg: コシアカテリムク
Nederlandeg: Grote Glansspreeuw
Norvegeg: Storglansstær
Poloneg: blyszczak krepy
Portugaleg: Estorninho de Burchell
Rusianeg: Большой блестящий скворец
Sloveg: liskavec veľkokrídly
Svedeg: större glansstare
Sinaeg: 巨辉椋鸟
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Birdlife checklist version 00: Burchell's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Birdlife checklist version 01: Burchell's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Birdlife checklist version 02: Burchell's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Birdlife checklist version 03: Burchell's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Birdlife checklist version 04: Burchell's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Burchell's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Burchell's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Burchell's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Burchell's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Burchell's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Burchell's Glossy-starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Choucador de Burchell ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Choucador de Burchell ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Clements 1st edition: Burchell's Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Clements 3rd edition: Burchell's Glossy Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Clements 4th edition: Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Clements 5th edition (as published): Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Clements 6th edition: Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Clements, version 2015: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Clements, version 2016: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Clements, version 2017: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Clements, version 2018: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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eBird version 1.50: Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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eBird version 1.52: Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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eBird version 1.53: Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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eBird version 1.54: Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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eBird version 1.55: Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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eBird version 2015: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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eBird version 2016: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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eBird version 2017: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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eBird version 2018: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Burchell's Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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James Lee Peters: Lamprotornis australis
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James Lee Peters (original): Lamprotornis australis
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James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Lamprotornis australis
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Sibley and Monroe (1993): Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Burchell's Glossy-Starling ( Lamprotornis australis )
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lamprotornis australis
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lamprotornis australis
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Taxonomic status:
Species status:
full species
Other synonyms
Afrikaans: GrootglansspreeuKatalaneg: estornell de BurchellTchekeg: Leskoptev jihoafrickádaneg: KæmpeglansstærAlamaneg: Riesenglanzstar, Riesen-GlanzstarSaozneg - RU: Burchell's Glossy Starling, Burchell's Glossy-Starling, Burchell's Starling, Greater Glossy Starling, Greater Glossy-StarlingEnglish (IOC): Burchell's StarlingSpagnoleg: Estornino Brillante de Burchell, Estornino de BurchellSpanish (Spain): Estornino de BurchellSpanish (HBW): Burchell's StarlingFinneg: RaitapyrstökottarainenGalleg: Choucador de Burchell, Choucador géant, Étourneau métallique géantHungareg: óriás-fényseregélyItalianeg: Storno splendente di Burchell, Storno splendido di BurchellJapaneg: koshiakaterimuku, seakaonagaterimukujapaneg: コシアカテリムク, セアカオナガテリムクKwangali: Ndjundjulatin: Lamprotornis australis, Lamprotornis australis australis, Lamprotornis australis degener, Megalopterus australislituaneg: Didysis blizgusis varnėnasNederlandeg: Grote GlansspreeuwNorvegeg: StorglansstareNorvegeg: StorglansstærPoloneg: blyszczak krepy, błyszczak krępyPortugaleg: Estorninho de Burchell, estorninho-de-burchellRusianeg: Большой блестящий скворецSloveg: liskavec veľkokrídlySerbeg: Berčelov čvorakSvedeg: Större glansstareSetswana: LegôdilêTsonga: Kwezu leri kuluUkrainiek: Мерл великийSinaeg: 巨辉椋鸟Chinese (Traditional): 巨輝椋鳥