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 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Lamprotornis |
| Species: | L. mevesii
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| Binomial name | |
| Lamprotornis mevesii (Wahlberg, 1856)
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| native range | |
Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate the German ornithologist Friedrich Wilhelm Meves.[2]
Gallery
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Juvenile bird in the Kruger Park -
Adult bird showing coppery iridescence on flank plumage
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References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Lamprotornis mevesii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103871956A94258807. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103871956A94258807.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 233.
External links
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- Meves's starling = Longtailed Starling - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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