Burchell's starling (original) (raw)
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Species of bird
Burchell's starling | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Sturnidae |
Genus: | Lamprotornis |
Species: | L. australis |
Binomial name | |
Lamprotornis australis(Smith, 1836) [2] [3] | |
low density range high density range | |
Synonyms | |
Megalopterus australis A.Smith, 1836 (protonym) [4] |
Burchell's starling (Lamprotornis australis) or Burchell's glossy-starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. The monogamous and presumably sedentary[4] species is native to dry and mesic woodlands and savannah of southern Africa. The name of this bird commemorates the English naturalist William John Burchell.[5]
This species is found in Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It is absent from miombo woodland,[4] but is present in westerly gusu woodlands.
In the Kalahari they associate with camelthorn trees and also feed on their flowers. Their food includes flowers, fruit and small animals.[4] They breed during the summer months.
The species is not threatened and is locally common in conservation areas.[4]
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Lamprotornis australis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22710731A132090179. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22710731A132090179.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ protonym: Megalopterus australis Smith, A, 1836 Rep. Exped. C. Afr.
- ^ Mayr & Greenway - Check-list of birds of the world. 1962. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14485469
- ^ a b c d e Craig, A.; Feare, C. (2018). "Burchell's Starling (Lamprotornis australis)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 72.
- Burchell's (glossy-) starling - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds