Starlings (Sturnidae)
Bristle-crowned Starling (Onychognathus salvadorii) - HBW 14, p. 741
French: Rufipenne de Salvadori
German: Helmstar
Spanish: Estornino de Salvadori
Taxonomy: Galeopsar salvadorii Sharpe, 1891, Turquel, Suk country, northern Kenya.
Monotypic.
Distribution: NW & S Somalia, C Ethiopia and N Kenya; possibly also E Uganda.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two birds coming to drink by a swimming pool close to the shores of Lake Baringo. Locality Lake Baringo, Kenya
David Bradley 4 March 2012 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 1 min 33 sec 3.8 -
A bird feeding on the ground amongst cattle. Locality Sof Omar, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 3 December 2005 7 years ago 26 sec 3.6 -
A bird roosting on a rock wall Locality Sof Omar, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Ron Hoff 4 December 2007 5 years ago 33 sec 3.6 -
A bird in a tree. Locality Sof Omar, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 3 December 2005 7 years ago 37 sec 3.4
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Searching for food on the ground.
Locality Soda, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Ken Havard 6 November 2011 51 weeks ago 4.1 -
A partly obscured female in dense cover.
Locality Sof Omar, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
David Beadle 22 January 2009 17 weeks ago 3.4 -
A partly obscured male in dense cover.
Locality Sof Omar, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
David Beadle 22 January 2009 17 weeks ago 3 -
A bird behaving like an Oxpecker on cattle
Locality Sof Omar, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Ian Fulton 14 February 2008 3 years ago 2.7 -
Fruiting
Locality Sof Omar, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Guy Poisson 5 February 2010 2 years ago 2.2 -
A male Bristle-crowned Starling forages for ecto-parasites among a herd of cows and donkeys
Locality Sof Omar, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Christian Boix Hinzen 11 November 2009 3 years ago 2
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