Starlings (Sturnidae)
Abbott's Starling (Pholia femoralis) - HBW 14, p. 756
French: Choucador d'Abbott
German: Abbottstar
Spanish: Estornino de Abbott
Taxonomy: Pholidauges femoralis Richmond, 1897, Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.
Genus often subsumed into Cinnyricinclus. Has been suggested that this species and P. sharpii form a superspecies. Monotypic.
Distribution: Highland forest in SC Kenya (E of Rift Valley) and NE Tanzania.
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A pair, the male below, in a tree and then both flying away Locality Gatamaiyu Forest, Kenya (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 November 2005 7 years ago 32 sec 3.6 -
A male in a tree, calling and scratching its head Locality Gatamaiyu Forest, Kenya (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 November 2005 7 years ago 28 sec 3.3
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Adult male at mid slopes of Mount Meru.
Locality Mount Meru, Arusha National Park, Arusha Region, Tanzania
M P Goodey 1 December 2006 1 year ago 3.5 -
An adult female, part of a pair, at mid slopes of Mount Meru.
Locality Mount Meru, Arusha National Park, Arusha Region, Tanzania
M P Goodey 1 December 2006 1 year ago 2.5
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