Lesser Blue-eared Starling

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Taxon taxon Q948103
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Lesser Blue-eared Starling

Summary

Lesser Blue-eared Starling is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #1,624 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lesser Blue-eared Starling's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Lesser Blue-eared Starling is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Lesser Blue-eared Starling's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Lesser Blue-eared Starling belongs to the parent taxon Lamprotornis[6].
  • Lesser Blue-eared Starling's scientific name is Lamprotornis chloropterus[7].
  • Lesser Blue-eared Starling's Commons category is recorded as Lamprotornis chloropterus[8].
  • Lesser Blue-eared Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'drudwen loyw glustlas fach'}[9].
  • Lesser Blue-eared Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lesser Blue-eared Starling'}[10].
  • Lesser Blue-eared Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Messingglanzstar'}[11].
  • Lesser Blue-eared Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Estornino de Swainson'}[12].
  • Lesser Blue-eared Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'estornell de Swainson'}[13].
  • Lesser Blue-eared Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'leskoptev malá'}[14].
  • Lesser Blue-eared Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Småglansstær'}[15].
  • Lesser Blue-eared Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Свенсонов блестящий скворец'}[16].
  • Lesser Blue-eared Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'コセイキムクドリ'}[17].
  • Lesser Blue-eared Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Nordlig Miomboglansstær'}[18].
  • Lesser Blue-eared Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'purppuraperäkottarainen'}[19].
  • Lesser Blue-eared Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'zöldszárnyú fényseregély'}[20].
  • Lesser Blue-eared Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'błyszczak niebieskouchy'}[21].
  • Lesser Blue-eared Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'liskavec modrosluchý'}[22].
  • Lesser Blue-eared Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'mindre glansstare'}[23].
  • Lesser Blue-eared Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Noordelijke Blauwoorglansspreeuw'}[24].
  • Lesser Blue-eared Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Choucador de Swainson'}[25].
  • Lesser Blue-eared Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Storno splendente guanceblu minore'}[26].
  • Lesser Blue-eared Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'melro-metálico-menor'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Lesser Blue-eared Starling is Lamprotornis chloropterus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Lamprotornis[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'drudwen loyw glustlas fach'}[9], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[10], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Messingglanzstar'}[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Estornino de Swainson'}[12], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'estornell de Swainson'}[13], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'leskoptev malá'}[14].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 14925[28] and 547211[29]. Lesser Blue-eared Starling's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 451398[30]. Lesser Blue-eared Starling's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2489077[31]. Lesser Blue-eared Starling's ITIS TSN is recorded as 560676[32].

Why It Matters

Lesser Blue-eared Starling ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #1,624 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [30] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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