Superb Starling

Summary

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

Key Facts

• Superb Starling's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Superb Starling is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Superb Starling's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[5].
• Superb Starling is classified within Lamprotornis^[6].
• Superb Starling's scientific name is Lamprotornis superbus^[7].
• Superb Starling's Commons category is recorded as Lamprotornis superbus^[8].
• Superb Starling's Commons gallery is recorded as Lamprotornis superbus^[9].
• 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^[10].
• Superb Starling's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08958-4^[11].
• Superb Starling's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. superbus'}^[12].
• Superb Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'drudwen loyw wych'}^[13].
• Superb Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Superb Starling'}^[14].
• Superb Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Dreifarben-Glanzstar'}^[15].
• Superb Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Estornino Soberbio'}^[16].
• Superb Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'estornell superb'}^[17].
• Superb Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'leskoptev nádherná'}^[18].
• Superb Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Praktstær'}^[19].
• Superb Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Трёхцветный спрео'}^[20].
• Superb Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ツキノワテリムク'}^[21].
• Superb Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Trefarvet Glansstær'}^[22].
• Superb Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'loistokottarainen'}^[23].
• Superb Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'pompás fényseregély'}^[24].
• Superb Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'błyszczak rudobrzuchy'}^[25].
• Superb Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'liskavec pestrý'}^[26].
• Superb Starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'brunbukig glansstare'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Superb Starling is Lamprotornis superbus^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Lamprotornis^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'drudwen loyw wych'}^[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Dreifarben-Glanzstar'}^[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Estornino Soberbio'}^[16], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'estornell superb'}^[17], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'leskoptev nádherná'}^[18].

Identifiers

Superb Starling's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 14939^[28]. Superb Starling's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 245042^[29]. Superb Starling's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2489075^[30]. Superb Starling's ITIS TSN is recorded as 560690^[31].

Why It Matters

Superb Starling ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #1,542 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]