Spreo
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Spreo | |
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Fischer's starling | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Chordata
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Class: | Aves
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Order: | Passeriformes
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Family: | Sturnidae
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Genus: | Spreo Lesson, 1831
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Spreo is an alternative genus of starling in the family Sturnidae. They are now usually lumped in the genus Lamprotornis. It contains the following species:
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Spreo albicapillus | White-crowned starling | Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. | |
Spreo fischeri | Fischer's starling | southern Ethiopia and Somalia to eastern Kenya and Tanzania | |
Spreo bicolor | Pied starling | South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland | |
Spreo unicolor | Ashy starling | Kenya and Tanzania |
Categories:
- Spreo
- Bird genera
- Sturnidae
- Obsolete bird taxa
- Sturnidae stubs