| Superb starling | |
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| Individual at Lake Naivasha, Kenya | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Lamprotornis |
| Species: | L. superbus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lamprotornis superbus Rüppell, 1845
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| Superb starling distribution map | |
The superb starling (Lamprotornis superbus) is a member of the starling family of birds. It was formerly known as Spreo superbus.[2] They are long-lived birds that can live over 15 years in captivity.[3]
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Lamprotornis superbus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22710767A119270077. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22710767A119270077.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Living the scientific life Archived November 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ D. Koening, Walter; L. Dickinson, Janis (2016). Cooperative Breeding in Vertebrates: Studies of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior. United Kingdom: United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. p. 181. ISBN 9781107043435.