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Lamprotornis  Temminck, 1820
Taxonomic Serial No.: 557805

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Coccycolius Oustalet, 1879
  
    Cosmopsarus Reichenow, 1879
  
    Spreo R. P. Lesson, 1831
  
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  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2026   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilySturnidae Rafinesque, 1815 – étourneaux, starlings  
                               GenusLamprotornis Temminck, 1820  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesLamprotornis acuticaudus (Barboza du Bocage, 1869) – Choucador à queue fine, estorninho-de-cauda-acuminada, estorninho-de-cauda-afilada, Estornino colifino, Sharp-tailed Starling 
                                  SpeciesLamprotornis albicapillus (Blyth, 1855) – Spréo à calotte blanche, estorninho-de-coroa-branca, Estornino coroniblanco, White-crowned Starling 
                                  SpeciesLamprotornis australis (A. Smith, 1836) – Choucador de Burchell, estorninho-de-orelha-preta, estorninho-de-burchell, Estornino de Burchell, Burchell's Starling 
                                  SpeciesLamprotornis bicolor (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) – Spréo bicolore, estorninho-de-crisso-branco, estorninho-bicolor, Estornino bicolor, Pied Starling 
                                  SpeciesLamprotornis caudatus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) – Choucador à longue queue, estorninho-metálico-rabilongo, estorninho-rabilongo, Estornino colilargo, Long-tailed Glossy Starling 
                                  SpeciesLamprotornis chalcurus Nordmann, 1835 – Choucador à queue violette, estorninho-de-rabo-violeta, estorninho-de-cauda-bronzeada, Estornino colibronceado, Bronze-tailed Starling 
                                  SpeciesLamprotornis chalybaeus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828 – Choucador à oreillons bleus, estorninho-grande-de-orelha-azul, estorninho-grande-d'orelha-azul, Estornino orejiazul, Greater Blue-eared Starling 
                                  SpeciesLamprotornis chloropterus Swainson, 1838 – Choucador de Swainson, estorninho-pequeno-de-orelha-azul, estorninho-pequeno-d'orelha-azul, Estornino de Swainson, Lesser Blue-eared Starling 
                                  SpeciesLamprotornis fischeri (Reichenow, 1884) – Spréo de Fischer, estorninho-pálido, estorninho-de-fischer, Estornino de Fischer, Fischer's Starling 
                                  SpeciesLamprotornis hildebrandti (Cabanis, 1878) – Choucador de Hildebrandt, estorninho-dos-massais, estorninho-de-hildebrandt, Estornino de Hildebrant, Hildebrandt's Starling 
                                  SpeciesLamprotornis iris (Oustalet, 1879) – Choucador iris, estorninho-esmeralda, estorninho-esmeraldino, Estornino esmeralda, Emerald Starling 
                                  SpeciesLamprotornis mevesii (Wahlberg, 1856) – Choucador de Meves, estorninho-rabilongo-azul, estorninho-de-meves, Estornino de Meves, Meves's Starling 
                                  SpeciesLamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus, 1766) – Choucador à épaulettes rouges, estorninho-do-cabo, Estornino de El Cabo, Cape Starling 
                                  SpeciesLamprotornis ornatus (Daudin, 1800) – Choucador de Principé, estorninho-do-príncipe, Estornino de Príncipe, Principe Starling 
                                  SpeciesLamprotornis pulcher (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) – Choucador à ventre roux, estorninho-de-barriga-castanha, estorninho-de-barriga-ruiva, Estornino ventrirrufo, Chestnut-bellied Starling 
                                  SpeciesLamprotornis purpureus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) – Choucador pourpré, estorninho-metálico-de-cauda-curta, estorninho-purpúreo, Estornino purpúreo, Purple Starling 
                                  SpeciesLamprotornis purpuroptera Rüppell, 1845 – Rüppell's Starling, Choucador de Rüppell, estorninho-de-cabeça-preta, estorninho-de-rüppell, Estornino de Rüppell 
                                  SpeciesLamprotornis regius (Reichenow, 1879) – Golden-breasted Starling, Choucador royal, estorninho-de-peito-dourado, estorninho-de-peito-amarelo, Estornino pechidorado 
                                  SpeciesLamprotornis shelleyi (Sharpe, 1890) – Choucador de Shelley, estorninho-das-acácias, estorninho-de-shelley, Estornino de Shelley, Shelley's Starling 
                                  SpeciesLamprotornis splendidus (Vieillot, 1822) – Choucador splendide, estorninho-esplêndido, Estornino espléndido, Splendid Starling 
                                  SpeciesLamprotornis superbus Rüppell, 1845 – Choucador superbe, estorninho-soberbo, Estornino soberbio, Superb Starling 
                                  SpeciesLamprotornis unicolor (Shelley, 1881) – Ashy Starling, Choucador cendré, estorninho-cinzento, Estornino cenizo 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.   
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Lamprotornis    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 03 Mar 2025]. doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.1   
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