Genus: Poeoptera
Description
Small dark forest starlings from Africa.
Taxonomy
Poeoptera is a genus in the family Sturnidae.
Sharpe's Starling is also sometimes included in this genus.
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|---|---|---|---|
| P. femoralis | Abbott's Starling | ||
| P. lugubris | Narrow-tailed Starling | ||
| P. stuhlmanni | Stuhlmann's Starling | ||
| P. kenricki | Kenrick's Starling | ||
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- 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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Poeoptera. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Poeoptera
Pages in category ‘Poeoptera’
The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
