Cape Glossy Starling

Lamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus 1766)

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Lamprotornis nitens (Cape Glossy Starling) is a species of birds in the family starlings. They are associated with freshwater habitat. They are found in Afrotropics.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873
Definition: A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Afrotropical
Attribution: https://www.oneearth.org/realms/afrotropics/

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EOL has data for 9 attributes, including:

biogeographic realm
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GAZ_00000071
- Definition: The largest scale biogeographic division of the earth's surface based on the historic and evolutionary distribution patterns of plants and animals.
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Afrotropics
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Afrotropical
- Attribution: https://www.oneearth.org/realms/afrotropics/
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body mass
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VT_0001259
- Definition: The amount of matter in the body of an organism.
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105 g
ecoregion
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q295469
- Definition: ecologically and geographically defined area that is smaller than a biogeographic realm
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Kwazulu-Cape Coastal Forest Mosaic
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/KwaZulu-Cape_coastal_forest_mosaic
- Attribution: https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at0116
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genome size
- URI: http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D059646
- Definition: amount of DNA (or RNA) in one copy of a genome
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1.276 pg
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Angola
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3351879
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habitat
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/habitat
- Definition: A category or description of the habitat in which the Event occurred.
- Comment: Example: "oak savanna", "pre-cordilleran steppe"
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terrestrial habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002009
- Definition: A habitat that is on or at the boundary of the surface of the Earth.
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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pasture
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000266
- Definition: Grassland used for grazing of ungulate livestock as part of a farm or ranch.
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population trend
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/population_trend
- Definition: i.e., increasing, decreasing, stable, or unknown
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Stable

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Cape Glossy Starling. View this species on GBIF

Greg Lasley cc-by-nc-4.0