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Sexes similar. Juveniles have grey upperparts, are cream-coloured below and have a dark brown eye. | Sexes similar. Juveniles have grey upperparts, are cream-coloured below and have a dark brown eye. | ||
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One single record from extreme northeast [[Zambia]].<br /> | One single record from extreme northeast [[Zambia]].<br /> | ||
Locally common to uncommon. | Locally common to uncommon. | ||
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Breeding season differs through range. The nest is placed in a tree hole up to 15m above the ground. One nest contained 3 eggs. | Breeding season differs through range. The nest is placed in a tree hole up to 15m above the ground. One nest contained 3 eggs. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 16:34, 26 September 2017
- Pholia sharpii
Identification
18cm. A rather small, distinctive starling:
- Blue back
- White throat and upper breast
- Buff belly, flanks, thighs and undertail-coverts
- Yellow iris
- Black bill and legs
Sexes similar. Juveniles have grey upperparts, are cream-coloured below and have a dark brown eye.
Distribution
Patchily distributed in Ethiopia, southeastern South Sudan, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania
One single record from extreme northeast Zambia.
Locally common to uncommon.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1] which in the past was placed in genus Cinnyricinclus and which is also placed in Poeoptera.
Habitat
Montane forests in high-rain fall areas. Also in clearings, forest edges and isolated copses of trees. Occurs mostly at 1800 - 2500m.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds mainly on fruits, takes also some insects.
Forages mainly in the canopy, often in flocks of up to 25 birds and in association with Abbott's Starling, Stuhlmann's Starling, Waller's Starling, Slender-billed Starling and Bulbuls.
Breeding
Breeding season differs through range. The nest is placed in a tree hole up to 15m above the ground. One nest contained 3 eggs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2011. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.10). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- 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
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sharpe's Starling. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sharpe%27s_Starling