Lamprotornis splendidus (splendid glossy starling) | CLASSIFICATION

Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
        
        Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
        
        Amniota (amniotes)
        
        Class Reptilia (turtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives)
        
        Class Aves (birds)
        
        Subclass Neognathae (neognath birds)
        
        Infraclass Neoaves (modern birds)
        
        Order Passeriformes (perching birds)
        
        Passerida
        
        Muscicapoidea (thrushes, sparrows, and relatives)
        
        Family Sturnidae (starlings)
        
        Genus Lamprotornis
        
        Species Lamprotornis splendidus (splendid glossy starling)
        
        Subspecies Lamprotornis splendidus bailundensis
        
        Subspecies Lamprotornis splendidus chrysonotis
        
        Subspecies Lamprotornis splendidus lessoni
        
        Subspecies Lamprotornis splendidus splendidus