• Synonyms Wedge-tailed Starling, Wedge-tailed Glossy Starling, Sharp-tailed Glossy-Starling, Sharptailed Glossy Starling, Sharp tailed Glossy Starling, Sharptailed Starling, Wedge-tailed Glossy-Starling, Sharp-tailed Glossy Starling
  • Old latin name for bird Lamprocolius acuticaudus

Sharp-tailed Starlingbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 2.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 3.
    Flight call, © Dries Van de Loock
    Zambia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Sharp-tailed Starling

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion c

Sharp-tailed Starling subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Lamprotornis acuticaudus acuticaudusc Angola to sw Tanzania-No
Lamprotornis acuticaudus eckis Angola and n Namibia-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansSpitsstertglansspreeu
Catalanestornell cuapunxegut
Chinese楔尾辉椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional)楔尾輝椋鳥
Croatianzelenorepi čvorak
Czechleskoptev ostroocasá
DanishKilehaleglansstær
DutchPijlstaart-glansspreeuw, Pijlstaartglansspreeuw
EsperantoAkravosta lamprotorno, Akravosta brilsturno
Finnishsuippopyrstökottarainen
FrenchChoucador à queue fine, Merle métallique à longue queue, Merle métallique à queue étroite, Étourneau métallique à queue pointue
GermanKeilschwanz-Glanzstar
Hungariannyílfarkú fényseregély
ItalianStorno splendente codaguzza, Storno splendido coda acuta
Japaneseクサビオセイキムクドリ, クサビオテリムク
Lithuanianpleištauodegis blizgusis varnėnas
Norwegiankilehaleglansstær, kilestjertglansstær
Norwegian NynorskKilehaleglansstare
Polishbłyszczak ostrosterny, blyszczak ostrosterny
PortugueseEstorninho-de-cauda-acuminada, Estorninho de cauda afilada, Estorninho-de-cauda-afilada, estorninho-de-cauda-afilada
RussianКлинохвостый спрео, Клинохвостый блестящий скворец
SerbianOštrorepi čvorak
Slovakliskavec ostrochvostý
SpanishEstornino Brillante Cola de Flecha, Estornino colifino
SwahiliKuzi Mkia-mshale
Swedishspetsstjärtad glansstare
TurkishSivri Kuyruklu Sığırcık
Ukrainianмерл гострохвостий