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'''Eastern Africa''': southern [[Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], western [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]] and northern [[Tanzania]] | '''Eastern Africa''': southern [[Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], western [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]] and northern [[Tanzania]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> which in the past was placed in genus ''[[: Category:Cinnyricinclus|Cinnyricinclus]]'' | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> which in the past was placed in genus ''[[: Category:Cinnyricinclus|Cinnyricinclus]]'' and which is also placed in ''[[: Category:Poeoptera|Poeoptera]]''. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Lightly wooded gardens. | Lightly wooded gardens. | ||
Revision as of 14:22, 7 March 2011
- Pholia sharpii
Identification
- Blue back
- White throat and upper breast
- Yellow iris
Distribution
Africa south of the Sahara
Western Africa': found only in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: southern Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and northern Tanzania
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1] which in the past was placed in genus Cinnyricinclus and which is also placed in Poeoptera.
Habitat
Lightly wooded gardens.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet includes small fruits.
References
- 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.
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sharpe's Starling. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sharpe%27s_Starling
