Somali Starling
Onychognathus blythii(Hartlaub, KJG, 1859)
English (US) Somali Starling
The Somali Starling (Onychognathus blythii) 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: Eritrea and Ethiopia to northern Somalia, Abd el Kuri Island, and SocotraRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Onychognathus blythii
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Somali Starling
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1859)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Amydrus blythii
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1859)
- Type locality
- Somaliland.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 7, no.37 p.32
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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