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Lamprotornis regius  (Reichenow, 1879)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 915894

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Cosmopsarus regius Reichenow, 1879
  
    Lamprotornis regius magnificus (Someren, 1924)
  
    Lamprotornis regius regius (Reichenow, 1879)
  
  Common Name(s): Golden-breasted Starling [English]
  
    Choucador royal [French]
  
    estorninho-de-peito-dourado [Portuguese]
  
    estorninho-de-peito-amarelo [Portuguese]
  
    Estornino pechidorado [Spanish]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 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  
                                  SpeciesLamprotornis regius (Reichenow, 1879) – Golden-breasted Starling, Choucador royal, estorninho-de-peito-dourado, estorninho-de-peito-amarelo, Estornino pechidorado  
       

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  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   
  Reference for: Lamprotornis regius, Golden-breasted Starling [English]   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): del Hoyo, Josep, Andrew Elliot, and David Christie, eds.   
  Publication Date: 2009   
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  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 14. Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows   
  Page(s): 893   
  Publisher: Lynx Edicions   
  Publication Place: Barcelona, Spain   
  ISBN/ISSN: 978-84-96553-50-   
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Africa  
       
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