Bristle-crowned Starling
Onychognathus salvadorii(Sharpe, RB, 1891)
English (US) Bristle-crowned Starling
The Bristle-crowned Starling (Onychognathus salvadorii) 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: central Ethiopia, northwestern and southern Somalia, and northern KenyaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Onychognathus salvadorii
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Bristle-crowned Starling
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1891)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Galeopsar salvadorii
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1891)
- Type locality
- Turquel, Suk country, northern Kenya.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.6, vol.3, no.10 p.241 pl.IV
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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