Somali starling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Onychognathus
Species:
O. blythii
Binomial name
Onychognathus blythii
(Hartlaub, 1859)
Synonyms

Amydrus blythii protonym

The Somali starling (Onychognathus blythii) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and Yemen.

Habitat

In the Degua Tembien district of north Ethiopia, the species can be observed in bushy and shrubby areas.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Onychognathus blythii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22710614A94254046. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22710614A94254046.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. Aerts, R.; Lerouge, F.; November, E. (2019). Birds of forests and open woodlands in the highlands of Dogu'a Tembien. In: Nyssen J., Jacob, M., Frankl, A. (Eds.). Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains - The Dogu'a Tembien District. SpringerNature. ISBN 978-3-030-04954-6.


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