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Lamprotornis
Sign in to saveLamprotornis is a large genus of glossy starlings all of which occur in Africa south of the Sahara. They have glossy blue or green upper parts, which is due to hollow melanin granules arranged in a single layer near the feather barbule's surface. This unique arrangement led to some glossy starlings formerly placed in the genus Spreo being transferred to Lamprotornis, since they shared this feature (but see also below).
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Lamprotornis is a genus of birds classified within the kingdom Animalia, phylum Chordata, and class Aves. It belongs to the order Passeriformes and the family Sturnidae. The taxon is associated with a Commons category and gallery bearing its name.
Records for this genus are held by several institutions, including RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, MSU, CUMV, MNHN, and UAM. These records include 21 entries and 20 media files. Specimens have been documented in Kenya, the United States, Salomon, Namibia, and Liberia. The genus has 928,607 occurrences recorded in the GBIF database and is referenced by 439 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySturnidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 21
- With media
- 20
- Family
- Sturnidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, MSU, CUMV, MNHN, UAM, CLO
- Recorded in
- Kenya, United States, Salomon, Namibia, Liberia, No Information, Ghana, Senegal
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Lamprotornis is a large genus of glossy starlings all of which occur in Africa south of the Sahara. They have glossy blue or green upper parts, which is due to hollow melanin granules arranged in a single layer near the feather barbule's surface. This unique arrangement led to some glossy starlings formerly placed in the genus Spreo being transferred to Lamprotornis, since they shared this feature (but see also below).
The genus Lamprotornis was introduced by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1820. The type species was subsequently designated as the long-tailed glossy starling.
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