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[[Image:Bristle-crowned_Starling.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Gerald+Friesen|Gerald Friesen}}<br>Location: Sarara Camp, Namunyak Wildlife Conservation, [[Kenya]]]] | [[Image:Bristle-crowned_Starling.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Gerald+Friesen|Gerald Friesen}}<br>Location: Sarara Camp, Namunyak Wildlife Conservation, [[Kenya]]]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
*Black forehead | *Black forehead |
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- Onychognathus salvadorii
Identification
- Black forehead
- Dark blue face, upper and underparts
- Dark collar and throat
- Chestnut wing
- Long dark blue tail
- Dark iris
Distribution
Eastern Africa: found from extreme south-eastern Sudan to north-eastern Uganda, southern Ethiopia, Somalia and northern Kenya.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Cliffs and gorges, near water.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Kenya Birds
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bristle-crowned Starling. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bristle-crowned_Starling