Purple Starling bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsPurple Glossy-Starling, Purple Glossy Starling
Old latin name for birdLamprocolius purpureus, Turdus auratus, Turdus purpureus
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyStarlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae
GenusLamprotornis
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregionw, c

Purple Starling bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Senegal
  • 2.
    Call, © Étienne Leroy
    Burkina Faso
  • 3.
    Call, © selvino
    Cameroon
  • 4.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Ghana
  • 5.
    Female, male, sex uncertain, song, © Joost van Bruggen
    Gambia
  • 6.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Gambia
  • 7.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Senegal
  • 8.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Senegal
  • 9.
    Call, sex uncertain, song, © Sun Madakan
    Nigeria
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Purple Starling

Purple Starling subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Lamprotornis purpureus amethystinusCameroon to s Sudan and w Kenya-No
Lamprotornis purpureus purpureusSenegal and Gambia to Nigeria-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
CatalanEstornell metàllic purpuri, estornell metàl·lic, Estornell metàl·lic purpuri
Chinese紫辉椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional)紫色輝椋鳥
Croatianzlatnooki čvorak
Czechleskoptev fialová, leskoptev purpurová
DanishPurpurglansstær
DutchPurperglansspreeuw
EsperantoPurpura lamprotorno, Purpura brilsturno
Finnishviikunakottarainen
FrenchÉtourneau métallique pourpré, Choucador pourpré, Merle métallique pourpré, Merle bronzé pourpre
GermanPurpurglanzstar, Purpur-Glanzstar
Hebrewזרזיר בוהק/כחול לחיים
Hungarianibolyás fényseregély
IcelandicPurpurastari
ItalianStorno splendido purpureo, Storno splendente viola, Storno splendente purpureo
Japaneseムラサキテリムクドリ
Lithuanianpurpurinis blizgusis varnėnas
Norwegianpurpurglansstær, Purpurglansstær
Norwegian NynorskPurpurglansstare
Polishblyszczak purpurowy, błyszczak purpurowy
Portugueseestorninho-purpúreo, estorninho-metálico-de-cauda-curta, melro-metálico-cardeal
RussianПурпурный спрео, Пурпурный блестящий скворец
SerbianLjubičasti čvorak
Slovakliskavec purpurový
SpanishEstornino purpúreo, Estornino Brillante Morado
SwahiliKuzi Zambarau
Swedishpurpurglansstare
TurkishErguvani Parlak Sığırcık
Ukrainianмерл пурпуровий