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Burchell's starling

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Burchell's starling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Lamprotornis
Species:
L. australis
Binomial name
Lamprotornis australis
(Smith, 1836)  [2] [3]
  low density range
  high density range
Synonyms

Megalopterus australis A.Smith, 1836 (protonym) [4]

Burchell's starling (Lamprotornis australis) or Burchell's glossy-starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. The monogamous and presumably sedentary[4] species is native to dry and mesic woodlands and savannah of southern Africa. The name of this bird commemorates the English naturalist William John Burchell.[5]

Range and habitat

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This species is found in Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It is absent from miombo woodland,[4] but is present in westerly gusu woodlands.

Habits and food

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In the Kalahari they associate with camelthorn trees and also feed on their flowers. Their food includes flowers, fruit and small animals.[4] They breed during the summer months.

Status and numbers

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The species is not threatened and is locally common in conservation areas.[4]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Lamprotornis australis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22710731A132090179. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22710731A132090179.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ protonym: Megalopterus australis Smith, A, 1836 Rep. Exped. C. Afr.
  3. ^ Mayr & Greenway - Check-list of birds of the world. 1962. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14485469
  4. ^ a b c d e Craig, A.; Feare, C. (2018). "Burchell's Starling (Lamprotornis australis)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  5. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 72.
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