Category:Coccycolius - BirdForum Opus

Genus: Coccycolius

Description

If accepted, this genus would contain only one species, the Emerald Starling from Africa.
It has a distinctive brilliant emerald-green plumage.

Taxonomy

Coccycolius is a genus in the family Sturnidae.
It is usually merged in Lamprotornis.

References

1. 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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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Coccycolius. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 31 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Coccycolius