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
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
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 Friedrich Wilhelm Meves.^[2]

Gallery

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