Crows (Corvidae)
Stresemann's Bushcrow (Zavattariornis stresemanni) - HBW 14, p. 608
French: Corbin de Stresemann
German: Akazienhäher
Spanish: Urraquita de Stresemann
Other common names: Bush-crow, Ethiopian/Abyssinian Bushcrow, Zavattariornis
Taxonomy: Zavattariornis stresemanni Moltoni, 1938, Yabelo, region of Borana, southern Ethiopia.
Although long regarded as a member of present family, possesses a number of atypical features, notably its sucking-lice (Mallophaga), and several anatomical peculiarities (including mobility of bare facial skin and structure of palate); has occasionally been placed in monotypic family, Zavattariornithidae, but more recently has been included in starling family, Sturnidae, its small size and sociable behaviour being suggestive of, especially, Wattled Starling (Creatophora cinerea). DNA-sequencing analysis, however, supports its inclusion in present family, with closest relatives Podo.. View all taxonomy...
Although long regarded as a member of present family, possesses a number of atypical features, notably its sucking-lice (Mallophaga), and several anatomical peculiarities (including mobility of bare facial skin and structure of palate); has occasionally been placed in monotypic family, Zavattariornithidae, but more recently has been included in starling family, Sturnidae, its small size and sociable behaviour being suggestive of, especially, Wattled Starling (Creatophora cinerea). DNA-sequencing analysis, however, supports its inclusion in present family, with closest relatives Podoces, Pica and the peculiar Ptilostomus afer; also, its large domed stick nest is reminiscent of that of some Pica species; similarities in plumage colour and pattern have been noted with Nucifraga columbiana and Podoces panderi, but taxonomic significance doubtful. Monotypic.
Distribution: Small area circumscribed by towns of Yabello, Meega and Arero, in S Ethiopia.
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A bird in a bush, preening and flying away. Locality Yabelo, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 December 2005 6 years ago 13 sec 3.4 -
A bird on the ground, feeding. Locality Yabelo, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 December 2005 6 years ago 31 sec 3.3
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in park-like acacia savannas near Yabello
Locality Yabelo, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Krzysztof Blachowiak 18 November 2009 3 years ago 3.3 -
Side view
Locality Yabelo, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
mark sutton 30 December 2006 3 years ago 3 -
Stresemann's Bushcrow (Zavattariornis stresemanni)
Locality Yabelo, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Guy Poisson 9 February 2010 2 years ago 2.4
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