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Abbott's Starling
Arizelopsar femoralis (Richmond, 1897)
Sturnidae — Starlings, Rhabdornises
Abbott's Starling, Arizelopsar femoralis, is a starling of the forests of Kenya and Tanzania in Africa. It belongs to the family Sturnidae and is placed in the monotypic genus Arizelopsar. This bird is the smallest starling, measuring 16 to 18 cm in length. Its name honours William Louis Abbott, an American naturalist and collector who worked in the Indo-Malayan region. The species was described by Richmond in 1897. Its natural home is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Sturnidae — Starlings, Rhabdornises
- Breeding range
- Africa: Kenya and Tanzania
