Shelley's Starling

Lamprotornis shelleyi

Shelley's starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in East Africa, within the borders of Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Somaliland, South Sudan, and Tanzania.
Shelley's Starling Seen just on the outskirts of Yabello, a real bird haven. Lamprotornis shelleyi,Oromia,Shelley's Starling,Yabello

Naming

The common name and Latin binomial commemorate George Ernest Shelley, an English ornithologist and nephew of poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilySturnidae
GenusLamprotornis
SpeciesL. shelleyi
Photographed in
Ethiopia