Category:Speculipastor - BirdForum Opus

Magpie Starling
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Genus: Speculipastor

Description

This genus contains only one species, native to eastern Africa.
The plumage pattern is distinctive, females are duller than males.

Taxonomy

Speculipastor is a genus in the family Sturnidae.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2011. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.10). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.

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Recommended Citation

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