Stuhlmann's starling
| Stuhlmann's starling | |
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| Illustration (background above) with two Kenrick's starlings (foreground) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Poeoptera |
| Species: | P. stuhlmanni |
| Binomial name | |
| Poeoptera stuhlmanni (Reichenow, 1893) | |
Stuhlmann's starling (Poeoptera stuhlmanni) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Their length is usually around 19 cm, and they feed on seed, grain, arthropods and larvae.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Poeoptera stuhlmanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "Stuhlmann's Starling". worldbirds.eu. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
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