• Synonyms Senegal Splendid Glossy Starling, Splendid Glossy Starling, Splendid Glossy-Starling, Southern Splendid Glossy Starling
  • Old latin name for bird Turdus splendidus

Splendid Starlingbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Étienne Leroy
    Ivory Coast
  • 2.
    Calls, © Rolf A. de By
    Ghana
  • 3.
    Call, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 4.
    Call, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 5.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 6.
    Call, © Étienne Leroy
    Ivory Coast
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Splendid Starling

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion widespread

Splendid Starling subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Lamprotornis splendidus bailundensiss Angola, se DR Congo and n Zambia-No
Lamprotornis splendidus chrysonotisSenegal and Gambia to Togo-No
Lamprotornis splendidus lessoniBioko I.-No
Lamprotornis splendidus splendidusNigeria and s Cameroon to Ethiopia, w Kenya, nw Tanzania and n Angola-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanestornell esplèndid
Chinese彩辉椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional)光彩輝椋鳥
Croatianljubičastotrbi čvorak
Czechleskoptev skvostná
DanishPragtglansstær
DutchPrachtglansspreeuw, Pracht-glansspreeuw
EsperantoSplenda lamprotorno, Splenda brilsturno
Finnishsamettisiipikottarainen
FrenchChoucador splendide, Merle métallique à oeil blanc, Étourneau métallique splendide, Merle métallique splendide
GermanPracht-Glanzstar, Prachtglanzstar
Hungarianfehérszemű fényseregély
IcelandicSkartstari
IrishNiamhdhruid thaibhseach
ItalianStorno splendido, Storno splendente splendido
Japaneseセイキテリムクドリ, セイキテリムク
Lithuanianpuikusis blizgusis varnėnas
Norwegianedelglansstær
Norwegian NynorskEdelglansstare
Polishblyszczak wspanialy, błyszczak wspaniały
Portuguesemelro-metálico-esplêndido, estorninho-esplêndido, Estorninho esplendido, Estorninho-esplendido
RussianВеликолепный блестящий скворец, Великолепный спрео
Slovakliskavec nádherný
SpanishEstornino espléndido, Estornino Brillante Esplendido
SwahiliKuzi Mzuri
Swedishpraktglansstare
TurkishMücevher Sığırcığı
Ukrainianмерл темнощокий