---
title: "Błyszczak purpurowy"
description: "Lamprotornis purpureus — Ptaki. The purple starling (Lamprotornis purpureus), also known as the purple glossy starling, is a member of the starling family of birds."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/purple-starling
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Błyszczak purpurowy

> Lamprotornis purpureus — Ptaki. The purple starling (Lamprotornis purpureus), also known as the purple glossy starling,  is a member of the starling family of birds.

- Scientific name: *Lamprotornis purpureus*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 725
- Wikidata: [Q2964580](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2964580)
- iNaturalist taxon: [14927](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14927)

## Names

- en: Purple Starling
- de: Purpurglanzstar
- es: Estornino purpúreo
- fr: Choucador pourpré
- nl: Purperglansspreeuw
- pt: Melro-metálico-cardeal
- pl: Błyszczak purpurowy

## Countries with the most observations

BJ (194), GM (154), SN (62), GH (41), NG (25), BF (14), CM (8), GN (8), GW (7), ES (4)

## Summary

The purple starling (Lamprotornis purpureus), also known as the purple glossy starling,  is a member of the starling family of birds.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_starling

## Photo

![Błyszczak purpurowy](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/purple-starling/medium.jpg)

Photo: Don Wellmann · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143772617

## Machine access

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