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Burchell's starling

Lamprotornis australis (A. Smith, 1836)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The burchell's starling (Lamprotornis australis) is a species in the family Sturnidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 80 g to 101 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Burchell's starling (Lamprotornis australis)
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the burchell's starling

Weight
80 g – 101 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.8 – 2.9src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the burchell's starling live?

Not recorded

What is the burchell's starling?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Burchell's starling (Lamprotornis australis) or Burchell's glossy-starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. The monogamous and presumably sedentary species is native to dry and mesic woodlands and savannah of southern Africa. The name of this bird commemorates the English naturalist William John Burchell.

From the Wikipedia article “Burchell's starling” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Burchell%27s_starling&oldid=1380715649), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the burchell's starling endangered?

The burchell's starling is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the burchell's starling classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familySturnidae
  6. genusLamprotornis
  7. SpeciesLamprotornis australis (A. Smith, 1836)

Synonyms Lamprotornis australis australis, Lamprotornis australis degener, Lamprotornis burchellii, Lamprotornis capensis, Lamprotornis megalopterus, Megalopterus australis

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Burchell's glossy-starlingEnglish
  • Burchell's glossy-starlingEnglish
  • Burchell's glossy-starlingEnglish
  • BUSTEnglish
  • GrootglansspreeuAfrikaans
  • estornell de BurchellCatalan
  • leskoptev jihoafrickáCzech
  • drudwen loyw BurchellWelsh
  • KæmpeglansstærDanish
  • RiesenglanzstarGerman
  • granda sturnoEsperanto
  • Burĉela lamprotornoEsperanto
  • Estornino de BurchellSpanish
  • raitapyrstökottarainenFinnish
  • Choucador de BurchellFrench
  • Merle métallique de BurchellFrench
  • plavi čvorakCroatian
  • óriás-fényseregélyHungarian
  • Storno splendente di BurchellItalian
  • コシアカテリムクJapanese
  • didysis blizgusis varnėnasLithuanian
  • Grote GlansspreeuwDutch
  • storglansstærNorwegian
  • błyszczak krępyPolish
  • estorninho-de-burchellPortuguese
  • estorninho-de-orelha-pretaPortuguese
  • Большой спреоRussian
  • Большой блестящий скворецRussian
  • liskavec veľkokrídlySlovak
  • Berčelov čvorakSerbian
  • större glansstareSwedish
  • Büyük SığırcıkTurkish
  • leGodiTswana
  • мерл великийUkrainian
  • 巨輝椋鳥Chinese
  • 巨辉椋鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the burchell's starling

Other species in the same genus Lamprotornis.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the burchell's starling?

An adult burchell's starling weighs 80 g – 101 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the burchell's starling endangered?

The burchell's starling is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the burchell's starling?

The burchell's starling (Lamprotornis australis) belongs to the family Sturnidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Burchell's starling (Lamprotornis australis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/burchell-s-starling

MLA

“Burchell's starling (Lamprotornis australis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/burchell-s-starling.

BibTeX
@misc{burchell_s_starling_2026,
  title = {Burchell's starling (Lamprotornis australis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/burchell-s-starling},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}