Stresemann's Bushcrow

Zavattariornis stresemanni Moltoni, 1938

Stresemann's Bushcrow, Zavattariornis stresemanni, is a member of the crow family found in montane southern Ethiopia. It was described by Moltoni in 1938. The species is confined to a very restricted breeding range in thorn acacia country near Yavello, Mega and Arero. It is a rather starling-like bird and is slightly larger than the North American blue jay. Its plumage is bluish-grey overall, with a nearly white forehead, creamy-white throat and chest, and glossy black wings and tail. The iris is brown, with a bare bright blue eye-ring, and the bill, legs and feet are black.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Corvidae — Crows, Jays

Breeding range

Africa: montane sc Ethiopia