Starlings (Sturnidae)
Waller's Starling (Onychognathus walleri) - HBW 14, p. 742
French: Rufipenne de Waller
German: Wallerstar
Spanish: Estornino de Waller
Other common names: Waller's Chestnut-winged/Waller's Red-winged Starling
Taxonomy: Amydrus walleri Shelley, 1880, Usambara Mountains, Tanzania.
Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- preussi Reichenow, 1892 - SE Nigeria (Obudu Plateau), W Cameroon and Bioko I (Fernando Póo).
- elgonensis ( Sharpe, 1891) - S Sudan, E DRCongo, SW Uganda, W Rwanda, W Burundi, and Mt Elgon (Uganda-Kenya border) and W Kenya (W of Rift Valley).
- walleri ( Shelley, 1880) - Kenyan Highlands E of Rift Valley, S through Tanzanian Eastern Arc to N Malawi.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female on a dead branch, and flying away Locality Ruhija, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (ssp elgonensis)
Josep del Hoyo 10 September 2006 5 years ago 11 sec 3.8 -
A female on the top of a tree, whistling twice Locality Buhoma, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (ssp elgonensis)
Josep del Hoyo 8 September 2006 5 years ago 19 sec 3.4 -
A bird on a branch and flying away Locality Buhoma, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (ssp elgonensis)
Josep del Hoyo 8 September 2006 5 years ago 11 sec 3.2
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Whistles by a female. Locality Buhoma, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
(ssp elgonensis)
Josep del Hoyo 8 September 2006 19 weeks ago 3
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