Sharpe's_starling

Sharpe's starling

Sharpe's starling

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Sharpe's starling (Pholia sharpii) 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, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.[1] It is monotypic in the genus Pholia.

The common name and Latin binomial name commemorate the British zoologist Richard Bowdler Sharpe.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    BirdLife International. (2018). "Pholia sharpii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22710783A131881229. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22710783A131881229.en. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. [2]
    Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 309.


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