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title: "Burchell's Starling"
description: "Lamprotornis australis — Uccelli. Burchell's starling (Lamprotornis australis) or Burchell's glossy-starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/burchell-s-starling
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Burchell's Starling

> Lamprotornis australis — Uccelli. Burchell's starling (Lamprotornis australis) or Burchell's glossy-starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.

- Scientific name: *Lamprotornis australis*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 2044
- Wikidata: [Q673768](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q673768)
- iNaturalist taxon: [14931](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14931)

## Names

- en: Burchell's Starling
- de: Riesenglanzstar
- es: Estornino de Burchell
- fr: Choucador de Burchell
- nl: Grote glansspreeuw
- pt: Estorninho-de-burchell
- pl: Błyszczak krępy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1273), BW (382), NA (246), SZ (12), ZM (5), ZW (4)

## Summary

Burchell's starling (Lamprotornis australis) or Burchell's glossy-starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. The monogamous and presumably sedentary species is native to dry and mesic woodlands and savannah of southern Africa. The name of this bird commemorates the English naturalist William John Burchell.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burchell%27s_starling

## Photo

![Burchell's Starling](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/burchell-s-starling/medium.jpg)

Photo: Damien Wallace · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/302401684

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/burchell-s-starling?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).