Meves's Starling / Lamprotornis mevesii LC
- Synonyms Meves's Glossy Starling, Meves' 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, Longtailed Glossy Starling, Meve's Starling
- Old latin name for bird Juida mevesii
Meves's Starlingbird sounds *
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
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Where to see Meves's Starling
- Breeding region Africa
- Breeding subregion s
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 |
Species Name in Other Languages
| 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, Mopane Glansstær |
| Dutch | Meves-glansspreeuw, Meves' Glansspreeuw, Meves' Langstaartglansspreeuw |
| Esperanto | Mevesa lamprotorno, Mevesa brilsturno |
| Finnish | peitsipyrstökottarainen |
| French | Choucador de Meves, Étourneau métallique de Meves |
| German | Meves-Glanzstar, Mevesglanzstar, Meves Glanzstar |
| Hungarian | Meves-fényseregély |
| Italian | Storno splendido di Meves, Storno splendente di Meves |
| Japanese | アカハラオナガテリムク, シマオオナガテリムク |
| Lithuanian | Meveso blizgusis varnėnas |
| Norwegian | mopaneglansstær |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Mopaneglansstare |
| Polish | blyszczak ciemny, błyszczak ciemny |
| Portuguese | Estorninho-rabilongo, estorninho-de-meves |
| Russian | Мевесов блестящий скворец, Пестрохвостый спрео |
| Shona | Mwazea |
| Slovak | liskavec tmavý |
| Spanish | Estornino de Meves, Estornino Brillante de Meve |
| Swedish | Meves glansstare, mopaneglansstare, mevesglansstare |
| Turkish | Meves Sığırcığı |
| Ukrainian | мерл темний |