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Abbott's Starling
Poeoptera femoralis (Richmond, CW 1897)
Abbott's starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss, and its population is estimated at 2500–9999. This species, at 16 to 18 cm long, is the smallest species of starling. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Sturnidae
Genus:
Poeoptera
Scientific:
Poeoptera femoralis
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Sturnidae
Genus:
Poeoptera
Scientific:
Poeoptera femoralis
Original description
Citation:
(Richmond, CW 1897)
Reference:
Auk
14 p.160
Protonym:
Pholidauges femoralis
Type locality:
6,000 feet on Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Link:
https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/auk/v014n02/p0154-p0164.pdf
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
1350773FC72B7386
Avibase ID:
avibase-1350773F
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/1350773F
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 915902
ENDANGERED
Geographic range:
- Poeoptera femoralis: Mount Kenya southward to Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro
Source: Clements checklist
Abbott's Starling
Catalan:
estornell d'Abbott
Czech:
leskoptev keňská
Danish:
Hvidbuget Stær
German:
Abbottstar
Spanish:
Estornino de Abbott
Spanish (Spain):
Estornino de Abbott
Finnish:
kobolttikottarainen
French:
Choucador d'Abbott
Croatian:
kenijski čvorak
Hungarian:
Abott-fényseregély
Italian:
Storno di Abbott
Japanese (romaji):
munaguromukudori
Japanese:
ムナグロムクドリ
Lithuanian:
Aboto keninis varnėnas
Dutch:
Abbotts Spreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Munkestare
Norwegian:
Munkestær
Polish:
błyszczak żałobny
Portuguese:
estorninho-de-barriga-branca
Portuguese (Portugal):
estorninho-de-abbott
Russian:
Двухцветный скворец
Slovak:
liskavec smútočný
Swedish:
vitbukig stare
Ukrainian:
Шпак-куцохвіст кенійський
Chinese:
艾氏紫椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
艾伯特氏紫椋鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Abbott's Starling ( Pholia femoralis) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Abbott's Starling ( Pholia femoralis) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Abbott's Starling ( Arizelopsar femoralis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Abbott's Starling ( Arizelopsar femoralis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Abbott's Starling ( Arizelopsar femoralis) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Spréo d'Abbott ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Spréo d'Abbott ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Clements 1st edition: Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Clements, version 2021: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| Clements, version 2022: Abbott's Starling ( Arizelopsar femoralis) |
| Clements, version 2023: Abbott's Starling ( Arizelopsar femoralis) |
| Clements, version 2024: Abbott's Starling ( Arizelopsar femoralis) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Clements 4th edition: Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Abbott's Starling ( Pholia femoralis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Abbott's Starling ( Pholia femoralis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Abbott's Starling ( Pholia femoralis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Abbott's Starling ( Pholia femoralis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Abbott's Starling ( Pholia femoralis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Abbott's Starling ( Pholia femoralis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Abbott's Starling ( Pholia femoralis) |
| Clements 6th edition: Abbott's Starling ( Pholia femoralis) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Abbott's Starling ( Pholia femoralis) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Abbott's Starling ( Pholia femoralis) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Abbott's Starling ( Pholia femoralis) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Abbott's Starling ( Pholia femoralis) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Abbott's Starling ( Pholia femoralis) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Abbott's Starling ( Pholia femoralis) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Abbott's Starling ( Pholia femoralis) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Abbott's Starling ( Pholia femoralis) |
| Clements, version 2015: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| Clements, version 2016: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| Clements, version 2017: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| Clements, version 2018: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| Clements, version 2019: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| eBird version 1.50: Abbott's Starling ( Pholia femoralis) |
| eBird version 1.52: Abbott's Starling ( Pholia femoralis) |
| eBird version 1.53: Abbott's Starling ( Pholia femoralis) |
| eBird version 1.54: Abbott's Starling ( Pholia femoralis) |
| eBird version 1.55: Abbott's Starling ( Pholia femoralis) |
| eBird version 2015: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| eBird version 2016: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| eBird version 2017: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| eBird version 2018: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| eBird version 2019: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| eBird version 2021: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| eBird version 2022: Abbott's Starling ( Arizelopsar femoralis) |
| eBird version 2023: Abbott's Starling ( Arizelopsar femoralis) |
| eBird version 2024: Abbott's Starling ( Arizelopsar femoralis) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Abbott's Starling ( Pholia femoralis) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Abbott's Starling ( Pholia femoralis) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Abbott's Starling ( Poeoptera femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Abbott's Starling ( Arizelopsar femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Abbott's Starling ( Arizelopsar femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Abbott's Starling ( Arizelopsar femoralis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Abbott's Starling ( Arizelopsar femoralis) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Cinnyricinclus femoralis |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Cinnyricinclus femoralis |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Cinnyricinclus femoralis |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Abbott's Starling ( Cinnyricinclus femoralis) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cinnyricinclus femoralis |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Poeoptera femoralis |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: estornell d'Abbott
Czech: Leskoptev kenská, leskoptev keňská
Danish: Hvidbuget Stær
German: Abbottstar, Abbott-Star
English: Abbott's Starling
English, HBW: Abbott's Starling
English (IOC): Abbott's Starling
English (Kenya): Abbott's Starling
English (United States): Abbott's Starling
Esperanto: Abota sturno
Spanish: Estornino de Abbott
Spanish (Spain): Estornino de Abbott
Spanish (HBW): Abbott's Starling
Estonian: valgekõht-kuldnokk
Finnish: Kobolttikottarainen
French: Choucador d’Abbott, Choucador d'Abbott, Étourneau métallique d'Abbott, Spréo d'Abbott
Croatian: kenijski čvorak
Hungarian: Abott-fényseregély
Italian: Storno di Abbott
Japanese (romaji): munaguromukudori, nodogurokibaraterimuku
Japanese: ノドグロキバラテリムク, ムナグロムクドリ
Scientific: Arizelopsar femoralis, Cinnyricinclus femoralis, Pholia femoralis, Pholidauges femoralis, Poeoptera femoralis
Lithuanian: Aboto keninis varnėnas
Dutch: Abbotts Spreeuw, Abbott-spreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Munkestare
Norwegian: Munkestær
Polish: blyszczak zalobny, błyszczak żałobny
Portuguese: estorninho-de-barriga-branca
Portuguese (Portugal): estorninho-de-abbott
Russian: Двухцветный скворец, Короткохвостый скворец, Короткохвостый скворец Абботта
Slovak: liskavec smútočný
Swedish: Vitbukad stare, vitbukig stare
Swahili: Kwenzi Kichwa-cheusi
Turkish: Kara göğüslü orman sığırcık
Ukrainian: Шпак-куцохвіст кенійський
Chinese: 艾氏紫椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 艾伯特氏紫椋鳥
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