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Genus: ''Speculipastor'' | Genus: ''Speculipastor'' | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
− | This genus contains only one species, native to eastern [[Africa]]. | + | This genus contains only one species, native to eastern [[Africa]].<br /> |
+ | The plumage pattern is distinctive, females are duller than males. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
''Speculipastor'' is a genus in the family [[:Category:Sturnidae|Sturnidae]]. | ''Speculipastor'' is a genus in the family [[:Category:Sturnidae|Sturnidae]]. | ||
{{Nav-Speculipastor}} | {{Nav-Speculipastor}} | ||
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+ | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Sturnidae]] | [[Category:Sturnidae]] |
Latest revision as of 15:03, 22 October 2011
Genus: Speculipastor
Description
This genus contains only one species, native to eastern Africa.
The plumage pattern is distinctive, females are duller than males.
Taxonomy
Speculipastor is a genus in the family Sturnidae.
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S. bicolor | Magpie Starling | ||
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2011. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.10). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Speculipastor. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Speculipastor