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Category:Scissirostrum

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Genus: Scissirostrum

[edit] Description

Finch-billed Myna (also known as Grosbeak Starling); native to Sulawesi.
A starling with a massive bill which is used for making tree holes for nesting.

[edit] Taxonomy

Scissirostrum is a genus in the family Sturnidae.


Genus Scissirostrum view • edit
S. dubium Finch-billed Myna

[edit] References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2009. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553507

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