Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Poeoptera Higher classification Cinnyricinclus | Phylum Chordata Family Sturnidae Scientific name Cinnyricinclus sharpii Rank Species | |
Similar Stuhlmann's starling, Abbott's starling, Waller's starling, Starling, Bird | ||
Sharpe's starling (Poeoptera sharpii) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
The common name and Latin binomial name commemorate the British zoologist Richard Bowdler Sharpe.
References
Sharpe's starling Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA