White-faced starling

Summary

White-faced starling is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #1,625 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• White-faced starling's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• White-faced starling is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• White-faced starling's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable^[5].
• White-faced starling belongs to the parent taxon Sturnornis^[6].
• White-faced starling is endemic to Sri Lanka^[7].
• Under binomial nomenclature, White-faced starling is Sturnornis albofrontatus^[8].
• White-faced starling's Commons category is recorded as Sturnornis albofrontatus^[9].
• White-faced starling's Commons gallery is recorded as Sturnornis albofrontatus^[10].
• White-faced starling's original combination is recorded as Heterornis albofrontata^[11].
• White-faced starling's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. albofrontatus'}^[12].
• White-faced starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White-faced Starling'}^[13].
• White-faced starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Greisenstar'}^[14].
• White-faced starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Estornino Cingalés'}^[15].
• White-faced starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'estornell de Sri Lanka'}^[16].
• White-faced starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'špaček srílanský'}^[17].
• White-faced starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Hvitmaskestær'}^[18].
• White-faced starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Цейлонский скворец'}^[19].
• White-faced starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'シロガオムクドリ'}^[20].
• White-faced starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Hvidhovedet Stær'}^[21].
• White-faced starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'srilankankottarainen'}^[22].
• White-faced starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'ősz seregély'}^[23].
• White-faced starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'szpak białolicy'}^[24].
• White-faced starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'škorec bielolíci'}^[25].
• White-faced starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'ceylonstare'}^[26].
• White-faced starling is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Maskerspreeuw'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, White-faced starling is Sturnornis albofrontatus^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Sturnornis^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White-faced Starling'}^[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Greisenstar'}^[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Estornino Cingalés'}^[15], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'estornell de Sri Lanka'}^[16], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'špaček srílanský'}^[17], and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Hvitmaskestær'}^[18].

Distribution

White-faced starling is endemic to Sri Lanka^[7].

Identifiers

White-faced starling's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 547199^[28]. White-faced starling's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 6100934^[29]. White-faced starling's ITIS TSN is recorded as 915887^[30].

Why It Matters

White-faced starling ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #1,625 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]