Sharp-tailed Starling Lamprotornis acuticaudus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (2)
Adrian J. F. Craig and C. J. Feare
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2009
Text last updated January 1, 2009
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Spitsstertglansspreeu |
| Bulgarian | Клиноопашат скорец |
| Catalan | estornell cuafí |
| Croatian | zelenorepi čvorak |
| Dutch | Pijlstaartglansspreeuw |
| English | Sharp-tailed Starling |
| English (United States) | Sharp-tailed Starling |
| Estonian | mopaani-kuldnokk |
| French | Choucador à queue fine |
| French (Canada) | Choucador à queue fine |
| German | Keilschwanz-Glanzstar |
| Japanese | クサビオテリムク |
| Norwegian | kilehaleglansstær |
| Polish | błyszczak ostrosterny |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Estorninho-de-cauda-acuminada |
| Russian | Клинохвостый спрео |
| Serbian | Oštrorepi čvorak |
| Slovak | liskavec ostrochvostý |
| Spanish | Estornino Colifino |
| Spanish (Spain) | Estornino colifino |
| Swedish | spetsstjärtad glansstare |
| Turkish | Sivri Kuyruklu Sığırcık |
| Ukrainian | Мерл гострохвостий |
Lamprotornis acuticaudus (Bocage, 1869)
PROTONYM:
Lamprocolius acuticaudus
Bocage, 1869. Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes. Publicado sob os Auspicios da Academia Real das Sciencas de Lisboa (1), 2 no.8, p.345.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Huilla, Caconda, Angola.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- LAMPROTORNIS
- acuticaudus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Sharp-tailed Starling
