Fischer's Starling
Lamprotornis fischeri(Reichenow, A, 1884)
English (US) Fischer's Starling
The Fischer's Starling (Lamprotornis fischeri) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Sturnidae (Rhabdornis, Starlings, and Mynas) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: southern Ethiopia and Somalia to eastern Kenya and northeastern TanzaniaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Lamprotornis fischeri
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Fischer's Starling
- Described by
- (Reichenow, A, 1884)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Notauges Fischeri
- Described by
- (Reichenow, A, 1884)
- Type locality
- Plains near Pare Mts., Moshi District, south of Kilimanjaro, Tanganyika.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 32, no.165 p.54
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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