Waller's Starling
Onychognathus walleri(Shelley, GE, 1880)
English (US) Waller's Starling
The Waller's Starling (Onychognathus walleri) 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 walleri
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Waller's Starling
- Described by
- (Shelley, GE, 1880)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Onychognathus walleri preussi
- Onychognathus walleri elgonensis
- Onychognathus walleri walleri
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Amydrus walleri
- Described by
- (Shelley, GE, 1880)
- Type locality
- Usambara Mountains, Tanganyika.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.4, vol.4, no.15 p.335
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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