Superb Starling

Summary

Superb Starling is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month, #1,542 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Superb Starling's image is recorded as Superb Starling Portrait.jpg^[3].
• Superb Starling's image is recorded as Superb Starling RWD5.jpg^[4].
• Superb Starling's instance of is recorded as taxon^[5].
• Superb Starling's audio is recorded as Lamprotornis superbus - Superb Starling XC402690.mp3^[6].
• Superb Starling's taxon rank is recorded as species^[7].
• Superb Starling's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[8].
• Superb Starling's parent taxon is recorded as Lamprotornis^[9].
• Superb Starling's taxon name is recorded as Lamprotornis superbus^[10].
• Superb Starling's Commons category is recorded as Lamprotornis superbus^[11].
• Superb Starling's IUCN taxon ID is recorded as 22710767^[12].
• Superb Starling's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08sfct^[13].
• Superb Starling's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 245042^[14].
• Superb Starling's ITIS TSN is recorded as 560690^[15].
• Superb Starling's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2489075^[16].
• Superb Starling's Commons gallery is recorded as Lamprotornis superbus^[17].
• Superb Starling's described at URL is recorded as https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-colorful-birds-form-long-term-friendships-by-helping-out-with-babysitting-study-suggests-180986590^[18].
• Superb Starling's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08958-4^[19].
• Superb Starling's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. superbus'}^[20].
• Superb Starling's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'drudwen loyw wych'}^[21].
• Superb Starling's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Superb Starling'}^[22].
• Superb Starling's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Dreifarben-Glanzstar'}^[23].
• Superb Starling's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Estornino Soberbio'}^[24].
• Superb Starling's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'estornell superb'}^[25].
• Superb Starling's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'leskoptev nádherná'}^[26].
• Superb Starling's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Praktstær'}^[27].

Why It Matters

Superb Starling ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month, #1,542 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]