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Purple Glossy Starling

Lamprotornis purpureus (Müller & Pls 1776)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Lamprotornis purpureus (Müller & Pls 1776)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from IOC World Bird List
Lamprotornis purpureus
Species recognized by wikipedia NL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia FI, wikipedia CA, Hone et al 2013 avian data, wikipedia SV, Benin Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Cameroon Species List, Central African Republic Species List, Gabon Species List, Gambia Species List, Ghana Species List, Guinea Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Kenya Species List, Mali Species List, Mauritania Species List, Niger Species List, Nigeria Species List, Senegal Species List, South Africa Species List, Togo Species List, Uganda Species List, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, Gulf of Guinea Species List, North Atlantic Species List, South Atlantic Species List, NCBI, wikipedia EO, Wildfinder (WWF), and United States Species List
Lamprotornis purpureus
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Animal Diversity Web
Lamprotornis purpureus (Statius Muller 1776)
Species recognized by GBIF classification
Lamprotornis purpureus (Statius Müller & PL 1776)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Lamprotornis purpureus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia FR, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, xeno canto America, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, and Wikipedia (inferred records)
Lamprotornis purpureus
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web Traits and images and Flickr BHL
Lamprotornis purpureus (Müller & Pls 1776)
Species recognized by Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 - Test
Lamprotornis purpureus (Müller 1776)
Species recognized by IUCN
Lamprotornis purpureus (Statius Muller 1776)
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, and GBIF data coverage
Lamprotornis purpureus (Statius Muller 1776)
Recognized by NMNH Collection

Alternative Names

Lamprocolius amethystinus T. Heuglin 1863
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Lamprocolius Sundevall, 1836)

Common Names

English

purple glossy starling
prefer
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web
Purple Glossy Starling preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Purple Glossy-Starling
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Purple Glossy-starling
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Purple Starling
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name) and xeno canto America

Catalan; Valencian

estornell metàl·lic preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

zlatnooki čvorak preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

leskoptev purpurová preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Purpurglansstær preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Purperglansspreeuw preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Purpura lamprotorno preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

viikunakottarainen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Choucador pourpré preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Merle métallique pourpré
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Purpurglanzstar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

זהריר בוהק סגול preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

ibolyás fényseregély preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Storno splendente purpureo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ムラサキテリムクドリ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

purpurinis blizgusis varnėnas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Naakaii Łizhiní Bikéyahdę́ę́ʼ chʼagii disxǫsí tsédídéhígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Purpurglansstær preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

błyszczak purpurowy preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

melro-metálico-cardeal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Пурпурный блестящий скворец preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

liskavec purpurový preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Estornino Purpúreo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Estornino purpúreo
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

purpurglansstare preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

мерл пурпуровий preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Welsh

drudwen loyw borffor preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Lamprotornis purpureus (Müller & Pls 1776)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria
Maniraptoriformes
Maniraptora
Aves
Ornithurae
Neornithes
Neognathae
Neoaves
landbirds
Passeriformes
Oscines
Muscicapoidea
Sturnidae
Lamprotornis Temminck 1820
Lamprotornis purpureus (Müller & Pls 1776) (this page)
Lamprotornis purpureus amethystinus (Heuglin 1863)
Lamprotornis purpureus purpureus (Müller & Pls 1776)
Lamprotornis acuticaudus (Barboza du Bocage 1869)
Lamprotornis albicapillus (Blyth 1855)
Lamprotornis australis (Smith & A 1836)
Lamprotornis bicolor (Gmelin & JF 1789)
Lamprotornis caudatus (Müller & Pls 1776)
Lamprotornis chalcurus Nordmann 1835
Lamprotornis chalybaeus Hemprich & Ehrenberg 1828
Lamprotornis chloropterus Swainson 1838
Lamprotornis elisabeth (Stresemann 1924)
Lamprotornis fischeri (Reichenow 1884)
Lamprotornis hildebrandti (Cabanis 1878)
Lamprotornis iris (Oustalet 1879)
Lamprotornis mevesii (Wahlberg 1856)
Lamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus 1766)
Lamprotornis ornatus (Daudin 1800)
Lamprotornis pulcher (Müller & Pls 1776)
Lamprotornis purpuroptera Rüppell 1845
Lamprotornis regius (Reichenow 1879)
Lamprotornis shelleyi (Sharpe 1890)
Lamprotornis splendidus (Vieillot 1822)
Lamprotornis superbus Rüppell 1845
Lamprotornis unicolor (Shelley 1881)

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Aves
Passeriformes
Sturnidae Rafinesque 1815
Lamprotornis Temminck 1820
Lamprotornis purpureus (Statius Muller 1776) (this page)
Lamprotornis purpureus amethystinus (Heuglin 1863)
Lamprotornis purpureus purpureus (Statius Muller 1776)
Lamprotornis acuticaudus (Bocage 1869)
Lamprotornis albicapillus (Blyth 1855)
Lamprotornis australis (A. Smith 1836)
Lamprotornis bicolor (Gmelin 1789)
Lamprotornis caudatus (Statius Muller 1776)
Lamprotornis chalcurus Nordmann 1835
Lamprotornis chalybaeus Hemprich & Ehrenberg 1828
Lamprotornis chloropterus Swainson 1838
Lamprotornis elisabeth (Stresemann 1924)
Lamprotornis fischeri (Reichenow 1884)
Lamprotornis hildebrandti (Cabanis 1878)
Lamprotornis iris (Oustalet 1879)
Lamprotornis mevesii (Wahlberg 1856)
Lamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus 1766)
Lamprotornis ornatus (Daudin 1800)
Lamprotornis pulcher (Statius Muller 1776)
Lamprotornis purpuroptera Rüppell 1845
Lamprotornis regius (Reichenow 1879)
Lamprotornis shelleyi (Sharpe 1890)
Lamprotornis splendidus (Vieillot 1822)
Lamprotornis superbus Rüppell 1845
Lamprotornis unicolor (Shelley 1881)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 - Test

Lamprotornis purpureus (Müller & Pls 1776) (this page)
Lamprotornis purpureus amethystinus (Heuglin 1863)
Lamprotornis purpureus purpureus (Müller & Pls 1776)
Lamprotornis acuticaudus (Barboza du Bocage 1869)
Lamprotornis albicapillus (Blyth 1855)
Lamprotornis australis (Smith & A 1836)
Lamprotornis bicolor (Gmelin & JF 1789)
Lamprotornis caudatus (Müller & Pls 1776)
Lamprotornis chalcurus Nordmann 1835
Lamprotornis chalybaeus Hemprich & Ehrenberg 1828
Lamprotornis chloropterus Swainson 1838
Lamprotornis elisabeth (Stresemann 1924)
Lamprotornis fischeri (Reichenow 1884)
Lamprotornis hildebrandti (Cabanis 1878)
Lamprotornis iris (Oustalet 1879)
Lamprotornis mevesii (Wahlberg 1856)
Lamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus 1766)
Lamprotornis ornatus (Daudin 1800)
Lamprotornis pulcher (Müller & Pls 1776)
Lamprotornis purpuroptera Rüppell 1845
Lamprotornis regius (Reichenow 1879)
Lamprotornis shelleyi (Sharpe 1890)
Lamprotornis splendidus (Vieillot 1822)
Lamprotornis superbus Rüppell 1845
Lamprotornis unicolor (Shelley 1881)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria
Maniraptoriformes
Maniraptora
Paraves
Aves
Ornithurae
Neornithes
Neognathae
Neoaves
landbirds
Passeriformes
Oscines
Muscicapoidea
Sturnidae
Lamprotornis Temminck 1820
Lamprotornis purpureus (Statius Müller & PL 1776) (this page)
Lamprotornis purpureus amethystinus (Heuglin 1863)
Lamprotornis purpureus purpureus (Statius Müller & PL 1776)
Lamprotornis acuticaudus (Barboza du Bocage 1869)
Lamprotornis albicapillus (Blyth 1855)
Lamprotornis australis (Smith & A 1836)
Lamprotornis bicolor (Gmelin & JF 1789)
Lamprotornis caudatus (Statius Müller & PL 1776)
Lamprotornis chalcurus Nordmann 1835
Lamprotornis chalybaeus Hemprich & Ehrenberg 1828
Lamprotornis chloropterus Swainson 1838
Lamprotornis elisabeth (Stresemann 1924)
Lamprotornis fischeri (Reichenow 1884)
Lamprotornis hildebrandti (Cabanis 1878)
Lamprotornis iris (Oustalet 1879)
Lamprotornis mevesii (Wahlberg 1856)
Lamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus 1766)
Lamprotornis ornatus (Daudin 1800)
Lamprotornis pulcher (Statius Müller & PL 1776)
Lamprotornis purpuroptera Rüppell 1845
Lamprotornis regius (Reichenow 1879)
Lamprotornis shelleyi (Sharpe 1890)
Lamprotornis splendidus (Vieillot 1822)
Lamprotornis superbus Rüppell 1845
Lamprotornis unicolor (Shelley 1881)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Passeriformes
Sturnidae
Lamprotornis Temminck 1820
Lamprotornis purpureus (Statius Muller 1776) (this page)
Lamprotornis purpureus amethystinus (Heuglin 1863)
Lamprotornis purpureus purpureus
Lamprotornis acuticaudus (Bocage 1869)
Lamprotornis albicapillus (Blyth 1855)
Lamprotornis australis (A. Smith 1836)
Lamprotornis bicolor (Gmelin 1789)
Lamprotornis brevicaudus Sharpe 1897
Lamprotornis caudatus (Statius Muller 1776)
Lamprotornis chalcurus Nordmann 1835
Lamprotornis chalybaeus Hemprich & Ehrenberg 1828
Lamprotornis chloropterus Swainson 1838
Lamprotornis elisabeth (Stresemann 1924)
Lamprotornis fischeri (Reichenow 1884)
Lamprotornis hildebrandti (Cabanis 1878)
Lamprotornis iris (Oustalet 1879)
Lamprotornis mevesii (Wahlberg 1856)
Lamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus 1766)
Lamprotornis ornatus (Daudin 1800)
Lamprotornis phoenicopterus Swainson 1837
Lamprotornis pulcher (Statius Muller 1776)
Lamprotornis purpuroptera Rüppell 1845
Lamprotornis regius (Reichenow 1879)
Lamprotornis shelleyi (Sharpe 1890)
Lamprotornis splendidus (Vieillot 1822)
Lamprotornis superbus Rüppell 1845
Lamprotornis unicolor (Shelley 1881)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Aves
Passeriformes
Sturnidae Rafinesque 1815
Lamprotornis Temminck 1820
Lamprotornis purpureus (Statius Muller 1776) (this page)
Lamprotornis purpureus amethystinus (Heuglin 1863)
Lamprotornis purpureus purpureus (Statius Muller 1776)
Lamprotornis acuticaudus (Bocage 1869)
Lamprotornis albicapillus (Blyth 1855)
Lamprotornis australis (A. Smith 1836)
Lamprotornis bicolor (Gmelin 1789)
Lamprotornis caudatus (Statius Muller 1776)
Lamprotornis chalcurus Nordmann 1835
Lamprotornis chalybaeus Hemprich & Ehrenberg 1828
Lamprotornis chloropterus Swainson 1838
Lamprotornis elisabeth (Stresemann 1924)
Lamprotornis fischeri (Reichenow 1884)
Lamprotornis hildebrandti (Cabanis 1878)
Lamprotornis iris (Oustalet 1879)
Lamprotornis mevesii (Wahlberg 1856)
Lamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus 1766)
Lamprotornis ornatus (Daudin 1800)
Lamprotornis pulcher (Statius Muller 1776)
Lamprotornis purpuroptera Rüppell 1845
Lamprotornis regius (Reichenow 1879)
Lamprotornis shelleyi (Sharpe 1890)
Lamprotornis splendidus (Vieillot 1822)
Lamprotornis superbus Rüppell 1845
Lamprotornis unicolor (Shelley 1881)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Passeriformes
Sturnidae
Lamprotornis purpureus (Müller 1776) (this page)
Acridotheres albocinctus Godwin-Austen & Walden 1875
Acridotheres cinereus Bonaparte 1851
Acridotheres cristatellus (Linnaeus 1766)
Acridotheres fuscus (Wagler 1827)
Acridotheres ginginianus (Latham 1790)
Acridotheres melanopterus (Daudin 1800)
Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus 1766)
Agropsar philippensis (Forster 1781)
Agropsar sturninus (Pallas 1776)
Ampeliceps coronatus Blyth 1842
Aplonis atrifusca (Peale 1848)
Aplonis brunneicapillus (Danis 1938)
Aplonis cantoroides (Gray 1862)
Aplonis cinerascens Hartlaub & Finsch 1871
Aplonis circumscripta (A. B. Meyer 1884)
Aplonis corvina (Kittlitz 1833)
Aplonis crassa (Sclater 1883)
Aplonis dichroa (Tristram 1895)
Aplonis feadensis (Ramsay 1882)
Aplonis fusca Gould 1836
Aplonis grandis (Salvadori 1881)
Aplonis insularis Mayr 1931
Aplonis magna (Schlegel 1871)
Aplonis mavornata Buller 1887
Aplonis metallica (Temminck 1824)
Aplonis minor (Bonaparte 1851)
Aplonis mysolensis (Gray 1862)
Aplonis mystacea (Ogilvie-Grant 1911)
Aplonis opaca (Kittlitz 1833)
Aplonis panayensis (Scopoli 1783)
Aplonis pelzelni Finsch 1876
Aplonis santovestris Harrisson & Marshall 1937
Aplonis striata (Gmelin 1788)
Aplonis tabuensis (Gmelin 1788)
Aplonis zelandica (Quoy & Gaimard 1830)
Basilornis celebensis Gray 1861
Basilornis corythaix (Wagler 1827)
Basilornis galeatus Meyer 1894
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster (Boddaert 1783)
Creatophora cinerea (Meuschen 1787)
Fregilupus varius (Boddaert 1783)
Goodfellowia miranda Hartert 1903
Gracula ptilogenys Blyth 1846
Gracupica nigricollis (Paykull 1807)
Grafisia torquata (Reichenow 1909)
Hartlaubius auratus (Müller 1776)
Hylopsar cupreocauda (Hartlaub 1857)
Hylopsar purpureiceps (Verreaux & Verreaux 1851)
Lamprotornis acuticaudus (Barboza du Bocage 1870)
Lamprotornis albicapillus (Blyth 1856)
Lamprotornis australis (Smith 1836)
Lamprotornis bicolor (Gmelin 1789)
Lamprotornis caudatus (Müller 1776)
Lamprotornis chalcurus Nordmann 1835
Lamprotornis chalybaeus Ehrenberg 1828
Lamprotornis fischeri (Reichenow 1884)
Lamprotornis hildebrandti (Cabanis 1878)
Lamprotornis iris (Oustalet 1879)
Lamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus 1766)
Lamprotornis ornatus (Daudin 1800)
Lamprotornis pulcher (Müller 1776)
Lamprotornis purpuroptera Rüppell 1845
Lamprotornis regius (Reichenow 1879)
Lamprotornis shelleyi (Sharpe 1890)
Lamprotornis splendidus (Vieillot 1822)
Lamprotornis superbus Rüppell 1845
Lamprotornis unicolor (Shelley 1881)
Leucopsar rothschildi Stresemann 1912
Mino anais (Lesson 1839)
Necropsar rodericanus Slater 1879
Neocichla gutturalis (Barboza du Bocage 1871)
Notopholia corusca (Nordmann 1835)
Onychognathus albirostris (Rüppell 1836)
Onychognathus blythii (Hartlaub 1859)
Onychognathus frater (Sclater & Hartlaub 1881)
Onychognathus fulgidus Hartlaub 1849
Onychognathus nabouroup (Daudin 1800)
Onychognathus salvadorii (Sharpe 1891)
Onychognathus tenuirostris (Rüppell 1836)
Onychognathus tristramii (Sclater 1858)
Onychognathus walleri (Shelley 1880)
Pastor roseus (Linnaeus 1758)
Pholia sharpii (Jackson 1898)
Poeoptera femoralis (Richmond 1897)
Poeoptera kenricki Shelley 1894
Poeoptera lugubris Bonaparte 1854
Poeoptera stuhlmanni (Reichenow 1893)
Sarcops calvus (Linnaeus 1766)
Saroglossa spilopterus (Vigors 1831)
Speculipastor bicolor Reichenow 1879
Spodiopsar cineraceus (Temminck 1835)
Spodiopsar sericeus (Gmelin 1789)
Streptocitta albertinae (Schlegel 1866)
Sturnia erythropygia Blyth 1846
Sturnia malabarica (Gmelin 1789)
Sturnia pagodarum (Gmelin 1789)
Sturnia sinensis (Gmelin 1788)
Sturnornis albofrontatus (Layard 1854)
Sturnus unicolor Temminck 1820
Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus 1758
4 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Archelosauria
Archosauria
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Coelurosauria
Aves
Neognathae
Passeriformes
Sturnidae
Lamprotornis
Lamprotornis purpureus (this page)
Lamprotornis acuticaudus
Lamprotornis albicapillus
Lamprotornis australis
Lamprotornis bicolor
Lamprotornis caudatus
Lamprotornis chalcurus
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Lamprotornis chloropterus
Lamprotornis cupreocauda
Lamprotornis fischeri
Lamprotornis hildebrandti
Lamprotornis iris
Lamprotornis mevesii
Lamprotornis nitens
Lamprotornis ornatus
Lamprotornis pulcher
Lamprotornis purpureiceps
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Lamprotornis regius
Lamprotornis shelleyi
Lamprotornis splendidus
Lamprotornis superbus
Lamprotornis unicolor

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Aves
Neognathae
Neoaves
Inopinaves
Telluraves
Australavis
Eufalconimorphae
Psittacopasserae
Passeriformes
Sturnidae
Lamprotornis
Lamprotornis purpureus (this page)
Lamprotornis purpureus amethystinus
Lamprotornis purpureus purpureus
Lamprotornis acuticaudus
Lamprotornis albicapillus
Lamprotornis australis
Lamprotornis benguelensis
Lamprotornis bicolor
Lamprotornis brevicaudus
Lamprotornis caudatus
Lamprotornis chalcurus
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Lamprotornis chloropterus
Lamprotornis corruscus
Lamprotornis cupreocauda
Lamprotornis elisabeth
Lamprotornis fischeri
Lamprotornis hildebrandti
Lamprotornis iris
Lamprotornis metallicus
Lamprotornis mevesii
Lamprotornis nitens
Lamprotornis ornatus
Lamprotornis pulcher
Lamprotornis purpureiceps
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Lamprotornis regius
Lamprotornis shelleyi
Lamprotornis superbus
Lamprotornis tenuirostris
Lamprotornis unicolor
Lamprotornis violacior
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