Somali starling
Appearance
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Somali starling | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Sturnidae |
Genus: | Onychognathus |
Species: | O. blythii
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Binomial name | |
Onychognathus blythii (Hartlaub, 1859)
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Synonyms | |
Amydrus blythii protonym |
The Somali starling (Onychognathus blythii) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and Yemen.
Habitat
[edit]In the Degua Tembien district of north Ethiopia, the species can be observed in bushy and shrubby areas.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Onychognathus blythii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22710614A94254046. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22710614A94254046.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Aerts, R.; Lerouge, F.; November, E. (2019). Birds of forests and open woodlands in the highlands of Dogu'a Tembien. In: Nyssen J., Jacob, M., Frankl, A. (Eds.). Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains - The Dogu'a Tembien District. SpringerNature. ISBN 978-3-030-04954-6.