Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Lamprotornis Higher classification Lamprotornis | Phylum Chordata Family Sturnidae Scientific name Lamprotornis shelleyi Rank Species | |
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Similar White‑crowned starling, Sharp‑tailed starling, Lamprotornis, Chestnut‑bellied starling, Bronze‑tailed starling | ||
Shelley's starling (Lamprotornis shelleyi) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Tanzania.
The common name and Latin binomial commemorate George Ernest Shelley, an English ornithologist and nephew of poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.
References
Shelley's starling Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA