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
In Mapungubwe National Park, Limpopo, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Lamprotornis
Species:
L. mevesii
Binomial name
Lamprotornis mevesii
(Wahlberg, 1856)
      native range

Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate the German ornithologist Friederich Wilhelm Meves.[2]

  • Juvenile bird in the Kruger Park
    Juvenile bird in the Kruger Park
  • Adult bird showing coppery iridescence on flank plumage
    Adult bird showing coppery iridescence on flank plumage

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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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