Species profile
Cape Starling
Lamprotornis nitens
Quick answer
Acacia of w Gabon and Angola to South Africa
- Scientific name
- Lamprotornis nitens
- Family
- Sturnidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Lamprotornis
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Cape Starling in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Sturnidae
- Abbott's Starling (Poeoptera femoralis)
- African Pied Starling (Lamprotornis bicolor)
- Amydrus montanus (Amydrus montanus)
- Aplonis marginata (Aplonis marginata)
- Ashy Starling (Lamprotornis unicolor)
- Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis)
- Atoll Starling (Aplonis feadensis)
- Babbling Starling (Neocichla gutturalis)