---
title: "Estorninho-metálico"
description: "Lamprotornis nitens — Aves. The Cape starling (Lamprotornis nitens), also known as red-shouldered glossy-starling or Cape glossy starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/cape-starling
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Estorninho-metálico

> Lamprotornis nitens — Aves. The Cape starling (Lamprotornis nitens), also known as red-shouldered glossy-starling or Cape glossy starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.

- Scientific name: *Lamprotornis nitens*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `urban` (Cidades e jardins), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 6014
- Wikidata: [Q2733541](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2733541)
- iNaturalist taxon: [14930](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14930)

## Names

- en: Cape Starling
- de: Rotschulterglanzstar
- es: Estornino de El Cabo
- fr: Choucador à épaulettes rouges
- nl: Roodschouderglansspreeuw
- pt: Estorninho-metálico
- pl: Błyszczak lśniący

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (4378), NA (876), BW (273), ZW (89), AO (38), SZ (38), LS (4)

## Summary

The Cape starling (Lamprotornis nitens), also known as red-shouldered glossy-starling or Cape glossy starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Southern Africa, where it lives in woodlands, bushveld and in suburbs.

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

## Photo

![Estorninho-metálico](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cape-starling/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kelly Abram · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/212527337

## Machine access

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