Greater Blue-eared Starling / Lamprotornis chalybaeus
| Greater Blue-eared Starling bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Blue-eared Glossy Starling, Blue-eared Glossy-Starling, Greater Blue-eared Glossy, Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling, Greater Blue-eared Glossy Starling, Greater Blue eared Glossy Starling |
| Old latin name for bird | Lamprotornis chalybeus |
| Order | Perching birds / Passeriformes |
| Family | Starlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae |
| Genus | Lamprotornis |
| Breeding region | Africa |
| Breeding subregion | widespread |
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Related species
Ashy Starling
Long-tailed Glossy Starling
Bronze-tailed Starling
Purple Starling
Sharp-tailed Starling
Burchell's Starling
Emerald Starling
Hildebrandt's Starling
Rüppell's Starling
Where to see Greater Blue-eared Starling
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Kenya
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Portugal
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Greater Blue-eared Starling subspecies (4)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamprotornis chalybaeus chalybaeus | Senegal and Gambia to c Sudan | - | No |
| Lamprotornis chalybaeus cyaniventris | Eritrea to nw Somalia, n Kenya and e DR Congo | - | No |
| Lamprotornis chalybaeus nordmanni | s Angola and n Namibia to s Mozambique and n South Africa | - | No |
| Lamprotornis chalybaeus sycobius | sw Uganda and s Kenya to w Mozambique | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Grootblouoorglansspreeu, Groot-blouoorglansspreeu |
| Bulgarian | Голям синьоух скорец |
| Catalan | Estornell metàŀlic gran d'orelles blaves, Estornell metàl·lic gran d'orelles blaves, estornell d'orelles blaves, Estornell metàllic gran d'orelles blaves |
| Chinese | 蓝耳辉椋鸟, 蓝耳丽椋鸟 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 大藍耳輝椋鳥 |
| Croatian | plavoboki čvorak |
| Czech | leskoptev kovová |
| Danish | Blåøret Glansstær |
| Dutch | Groenstaart-glansspreeuw, Groenstaartglansspreeuw |
| Esperanto | Granda lamprotorno, Granda brilsturno |
| Estonian | Safiir-kuldnokk |
| Finnish | Puistokottarainen, kyläloistokottarainen |
| French | Choucador à oreillons bleus, Merle métallique commun, Étourneau métallique commun, Merle métallique à oreillons bleus, Merle bronzé vert |
| Galician | Estorniño metálico azul, Estorniño de orellas azuis |
| German | Grünschwanz-Glanzstar |
| Hungarian | zöldfarkú fényseregély |
| Irish | Druid chluasghorm |
| Italian | Storno orecchie blu maggiore, Storno splendente guanceblu maggiore, Storno splendido blu maggiore |
| Japanese | セイキムクドリ |
| Lithuanian | mėlynausis blizgusis varnėnas |
| Norwegian | Blåøreglansstær, blåøreglansstær |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Blåøyreglansstare |
| Polish | blyszczak stalowy, błyszczak stalowy |
| Portuguese | estorninho-grande-d'orelha-azul, estorninho-grande-de-orelha-azul |
| Romanian | Graur albastru mare |
| Russian | Стальной скворец, Синеухий спрео, Длиннохвостый скворец, Стальной блестящий скворец |
| Serbian | Veliki plavouhi čvorak |
| Shona | Hwirikwiri |
| Slovak | Ékorec kovový, liskavec kovový |
| Spanish | Estornino Brillante de Orejas Azules Grande, Estornino orejiazul |
| Swahili | Kuzi Macho-njano |
| Swedish | blåkindad glansstare |
| Tsonga | Kwezu leri tsongo |
| Tswana | Legôdi |
| Turkish | Büyük Mavikulak Sığırcık |
| Ukrainian | мерл зелений |
| Welsh | Drudwen loyw glustlas fawr |