Starlings (Sturnidae)
Sharpe's Starling (Pholia sharpii) - HBW 14, p. 756
French: Choucador de Sharpe
German: Rostbauchstar
Spanish: Estornino de Sharpe
Taxonomy: Pholidauges sharpii F. J. Jackson, 1898, Eldama Ravine, Kenya.
Genus often subsumed into Cinnyricinclus. Has been suggested that this species and P. femoralis form a superspecies. Monotypic.
Distribution: SE Sudan, SW Ethiopia, extreme E DRCongo, SW Uganda, W parts of Rwanda and Burundi, Mt Elgon (E Uganda-W Kenya border), C & S Kenya, and N, W & SW Tanzania.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perched on a branch Locality Ruhija, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (Monotypic species)
David Fisher 24 July 2006 6 years ago 30 sec 3.9 -
left bird is immature Locality Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 18 September 2010 2 years ago 45 sec 3.6
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A poor photo of an adult perched high in a fruiting tree.
Locality Wondo Genet, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
David Beadle 2 February 2009 17 weeks ago 3.3 -
An adult perched high in a tree.
Locality Wondo Genet, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
David Beadle 2 February 2009 17 weeks ago 3.3 -
A flock of four birds was moving around us.
Locality Nyahururu (Thompson Falls), Kenya
Antero Topp 14 October 2010 1 year ago 3.2
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