Stuhlmann's Starling (Poeoptera stuhlmanni) | Photos and ID

LCLeast ConcernFruit

ForestCavity nestSmall · 39 g

Stuhlmann's Starling (Poeoptera stuhlmanni), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Paul Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Paul Prior · cc-by

Stuhlmann's Starling (Poeoptera stuhlmanni), photo 2 — Photo: avocat · CC BY 4.0

Stuhlmann's Starling (Poeoptera stuhlmanni), photo 3 — Photo: avocat · CC BY 4.0

Stuhlmann's Starling (Poeoptera stuhlmanni), photo 4 — Photo: Paul Prior · CC BY 4.0

Stuhlmann's Starling (Poeoptera stuhlmanni), photo 5 — Photo: Paul Prior · CC BY 4.0

Stuhlmann's Starling (Poeoptera stuhlmanni), photo 6 — Photo: avocat · CC BY 4.0

ID tip

Stuhlmann's starling is a blue-black to blue-grey bird, with males appearing slightly darker and glossier on average than females. Female birds and subadults of both sexes have reddish markings on the undersides of the primary feathers. The eyes are typically a dark brown in adults, and both sexes have black bills and legs. The calls include whistling, trilling, and "jay-like" sounds.

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When to see the Stuhlmann's Starling

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Stuhlmann's Starling

Regular range

The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Kenya Uganda Rwanda Congo - Kinshasa Ethiopia

About the Stuhlmann's Starling

Stuhlmann's starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is native to the Albertine rift montane forests, the East African montane forests, the Imatong Mountains and the southwestern Ethiopian montane forests. Their length is usually around 19 cm, and they feed on seed, grain, arthropods and larvae. Fruits of the genus Ficus are also notable inclusions in their diet.

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Easily confused with

Narrow-tailed StarlingPoeoptera lugubrisThe male is dark blue and the female is dark gray with chestnut-colored patches on the wings, visible in flight.

Kenrick's StarlingPoeoptera kenrickiKenrick's starling is a medium-sized bird with male weighing 50g and females weighing 38g.

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