Sharpe's Starling
Pholia sharpii (Jackson, FJ, 1898)
Sturnidae — Starlings, Rhabdornises
Sharpe's Starling, Pholia sharpii, is a starling in the family Sturnidae that breeds from central Ethiopia through eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. It also occurs in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda. The species stands alone in the genus Pholia. Its common name and scientific name honour the British zoologist Richard Bowdler Sharpe.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Sturnidae — Starlings, Rhabdornises
- Breeding range
- Africa: c Ethiopia to e DR Congo and Tanzania
