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Emerald starling

Lamprotornis iris (Oustalet, 1879)

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The emerald starling (Lamprotornis iris) is a species in the family Sturnidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 100 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Emerald starling (Lamprotornis iris)
Photo: DickDaniels ( http://carolinabirds.org/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the emerald starling

Weight
100 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
14 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the emerald starling live?

Not recorded

What is the emerald starling?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The emerald starling (Lamprotornis iris), also known as the iris glossy starling, is a species of starling occurring in West Africa, where it inhabits lowlands and savanna of Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea and Sierra Leone. It was formerly sometimes treated in its own monotypic genus Coccycolius, but genetic studies have now shown it to be a typical member of the glossy starlings in the genus Lamprotornis.

From the Wikipedia article “Emerald starling” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emerald_starling&oldid=1380578008), 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 emerald starling endangered?

The emerald 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 emerald starling classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familySturnidae
  6. genusLamprotornis
  7. SpeciesLamprotornis iris (Oustalet, 1879)

Synonyms Coccycolius iris

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • EMSTEnglish
  • Iris glossy-starlingEnglish
  • estornell maragdaCatalan
  • leskoptev duhováCzech
  • leskoptev smaragdováCzech
  • SmaragdglansstærDanish
  • SchillerglanzstarGerman
  • smeralda sturnoEsperanto
  • Estornino esmeraldaSpanish
  • guineanloistokottarainenFinnish
  • Choucador irisFrench
  • Merle métallique vertFrench
  • Schiller-fényseregélyHungarian
  • Storno smeraldinoItalian
  • エメラルドテリムクJapanese
  • smaragdinis blizgusis varnėnasLithuanian
  • EmeraldspreeuwDutch
  • irisglansstærNorwegian
  • błyszczak tęczowyPolish
  • estorninho-esmeraldaPortuguese
  • estorninho-esmeraldinoPortuguese
  • Изумрудный спреоRussian
  • Изумрудный блестящий скворецRussian
  • liskavec smaragdovýSlovak
  • Smaragdni čvorakSerbian
  • smaragdglansstareSwedish
  • Zümrüdi SığırcıkTurkish
  • мерл райдужнийUkrainian
  • 翠辉椋鸟Chinese
  • 虹輝椋鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the emerald starling

Other species in the same genus Lamprotornis.

CompareEmerald starling vs Hildebrandt's starlingEmerald starling vs Superb starlingEmerald starling vs Long-tailed glossy starlingEmerald starling vs Cape starling

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the emerald starling?

An adult emerald starling weighs 100 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the emerald starling endangered?

The emerald 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 emerald starling?

The emerald starling (Lamprotornis iris) belongs to the family Sturnidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Emerald starling (Lamprotornis iris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/emerald-starling

MLA

“Emerald starling (Lamprotornis iris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/emerald-starling.

BibTeX
@misc{emerald_starling_2026,
  title = {Emerald starling (Lamprotornis iris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/emerald-starling},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}