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Passeriformes / Sturnidae / Lamprotornis

Meves's Starling

Lamprotornis mevesii

IUCN: Not Evaluated

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (megsta1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Lamprotornis

Subspecies (3)

Lamprotornis mevesii benguelensis

mopane woodland of southern end of western Angola escarpment
Lamprotornis mevesii mevesii

Angola and northern Namibia to Botswana, southern Malawi, and northeastern South Africa
Lamprotornis mevesii violacior

northern Namibia and southwestern Angola

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (megsta1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.