Splendid Starling
Lamprotornis splendidus
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Sturnidae
- Genus
- Lamprotornis
- eBird Code
- spgsta1
Vocalizations
Tommy Andriollo · CC_BY_4_0
Subspecies (4)
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Lamprotornis splendidus bailundensis
central Angola to Zambia and southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Lamprotornis splendidus chrysonotis
Senegambia to Togo
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Lamprotornis splendidus lessoni
Bioko (Gulf of Guinea)
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Lamprotornis splendidus splendidus
southern Benin to northwestern Angola, Ethiopia, and Zambia
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.