Slender-billed Starling
Onychognathus tenuirostris(RĂĽppell, WPES, 1836)
English (US) Slender-billed Starling
The Slender-billed Starling (Onychognathus tenuirostris) 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.
- Scientific name
- Onychognathus tenuirostris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Slender-billed Starling
- Described by
- (RĂĽppell, WPES, 1836)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Onychognathus tenuirostris tenuirostris
- Onychognathus tenuirostris theresae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Lamprotornis tenuirostris
- Described by
- (RĂĽppell, WPES, 1836)
- Type locality
- Ethiopia.
- Original description
- Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Vögel p.26
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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