Starlings (Sturnidae)

Fischer's Starling (Lamprotornis fischeri) - HBW 14, p. 749

French: Spréo de Fischer German: Fischerglanzstar Spanish: Estornino de Fischer

Taxonomy: Notauges Fischeri Reichenow, 1884, plains near Pare Mountains, Moshi District, south of Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.
Until recently was usually placed in genus Spreo; has also been placed with L. unicolor and L. regius in a separate genus, Cosmopsarus. Monotypic.

Distribution: SE Ethiopia, S Somalia, E Kenya and NE Tanzania.