Meves's starling
Meves's starling (Lamprotornis mevesii) or Meves's glossy-starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
| Meves's starling | |
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| In Mapungubwe National Park, Limpopo, South Africa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Lamprotornis |
| Species: | L. mevesii |
| Binomial name | |
| Lamprotornis mevesii (Wahlberg, 1856) | |
Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate the German ornithologist Friederich Wilhelm Meves.[2]
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Lamprotornis mevesii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 233.
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External links
- Meves's starling = Longtailed Starling - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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