Passeriformes / Sturnidae / Lamprotornis

Splendid Starling

Lamprotornis splendidus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Lamprotornis splendidus bailundensis

central Angola to Zambia and southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lamprotornis splendidus chrysonotis

Senegambia to Togo
Lamprotornis splendidus lessoni

Bioko (Gulf of Guinea)
Lamprotornis splendidus splendidus

southern Benin to northwestern Angola, Ethiopia, and Zambia

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.