Abbott's starling
| Abbott's starling | |
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| Female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Arizelopsar Oberholser, 1905 |
| Species: | A. femoralis
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| Binomial name | |
| Arizelopsar femoralis (Richmond, 1897)
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Pholia femoralis | |
Abbott's starling (Arizelopsar femoralis) is a species of
habitat loss, and its population is estimated at 2500–9999.[2] This species, at 16 to 18 cm (6.3 to 7.1 in) long, is the smallest species of starling.[3]
It is in the monotypic genus Arizelopsar.
The name of the species commemorates William Louis Abbott (1860-1936), an American naturalist and collector, who studied the wildlife of the Indo-Malayan region.
Diet
The Abbott's starling feeds on insects and fruit, including the fruit of Cornus volkensii.[4]
Description
The Abbott's starling has a black head and breast with white underparts and a yellow eye. Its voice is a musical whistled call moving up and down the scale.[5]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2021). "Poeoptera femoralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22710787A191046739. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Abbott's Starling (Poeoptera femoralis) - BirdLife species factsheet". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ISBN 978-0713639612.
- S2CID 216305528. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- . Retrieved 6 September 2021.