Meves's Starling / Lamprotornis mevesii
| Meves's Starling bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Meve's Starling, Longtailed Glossy Starling, Meves' Glossy Starling, Meves's Glossy-Starling, Southern Long-tailed Starling, Meves's Glossy Starling, Meves' starling, Meve's Longtailed Starling, Meve's Long-tailed Glossy Starling, Mevers's Long-tailed Purple Starling, Meve's Long-tailed Starling, Meve's Glossy Starling, Meves's Long-tailed Starling, Southern Long-tailed Glossy Starling, Meves' Glossy-Starling, Long-tailed Purple Starling, Meve's Glossy-Starling, Longtailed Starling, Long-tailed Starling, Meves's Long-tailed Glossy Starling |
| Old latin name for bird | Juida mevesii |
| Order | Perching birds / Passeriformes |
| Family | Starlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae |
| Genus | Lamprotornis |
| Breeding region | Africa |
| Breeding subregion | s |
Meves's Starling bird sounds *
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
Related species
Ashy Starling
Long-tailed Glossy Starling
Bronze-tailed Starling
Purple Starling
Sharp-tailed Starling
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Burchell's Starling
Emerald Starling
Hildebrandt's Starling
Where to see Meves's Starling
Meves's Starling subspecies (3)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamprotornis mevesii benguelensis | sw Angola | - | No |
| Lamprotornis mevesii mevesii | s Zambia and s Malawi to n Botswana and n South Africa | - | No |
| Lamprotornis mevesii violacior | s Angola and n Namibia | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Langstertglansspreeu |
| Catalan | estornell de Meves |
| Chinese | 米氏辉椋鸟 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 長尾輝椋鳥 |
| Croatian | klinastorepi čvorak |
| Czech | leskoptev baobabová, Leskoptev medená |
| Danish | Mopaneglansstær |
| Dutch | Meves-glansspreeuw, Meves' Langstaartglansspreeuw, Meves' Glansspreeuw |
| Esperanto | Mevesa lamprotorno, Mevesa brilsturno |
| Finnish | peitsipyrstökottarainen |
| French | Étourneau métallique de Meves, Choucador de Meves |
| German | Meves-Glanzstar, Meves Glanzstar, Mevesglanzstar |
| Hungarian | Meves-fényseregély |
| Italian | Storno splendido di Meves, Storno splendente di Meves |
| Japanese | シマオオナガテリムク, アカハラオナガテリムク |
| Lithuanian | Meveso blizgusis varnėnas |
| Norwegian | Mopaneglansstær, mopaneglansstær |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Mopaneglansstare |
| Polish | blyszczak ciemny, błyszczak ciemny |
| Portuguese | estorninho-de-meves, estorninho-rabilongo-azul, estorninho-rabilongo |
| Russian | Пестрохвостый спрео, Мевесов блестящий скворец |
| Shona | Mwazea |
| Slovak | liskavec tmavý |
| Spanish | Estornino de Meves, Estornino Brillante de Meve |
| Swedish | Meves glansstare, mevesglansstare |
| Turkish | Meves Sığırcığı |
| Ukrainian | мерл темний |