Slender-billed starling

The slender-billed starling (Onychognathus tenuirostris) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

Slender-billed starling
Female (left) and male (right)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Onychognathus
Species:
O. tenuirostris
Binomial name
Onychognathus tenuirostris
(Rüppell, 1836)
Subspecies
  • O. t. tenuirostris (Rüppell, 1836)
  • O. t. theresae Meinertzhagen, 1937
Synonyms
  • Lamprotornis tenuirostris Rüppell, 1836
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