Starlings, Rhabdornises

Sharpe's Starling

Pholia sharpii

The Sharpe's Starling (Pholia sharpii) is a 41 g forest bird that eats mostly fruit. Some populations migrate.

Family

Starlings, Rhabdornises

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

41 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

8

Recorded in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Burundi.

Where to see it: Kibira National Forest · Teza Tea Plantation (Burundi); Nyungwe NP · Gisakura, Ndambarare Trail (Rwanda); Arusha NP (Tanzania); Hara Langano Lodge (Ethiopia); Rumangabo ICCN Camp & Mikeno Lodge and trails (Democratic Republic of the Congo).

Photo: (c) Sandra Keller, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist