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Slender-billed Starling


Onychognathus tenuirostris

(Rüppell, WPES, 1836)
Family: Sturnidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Lamprotornis tenuirostris.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


The slender-billed starling (Onychognathus tenuirostris) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

Source: Wikipedia, article Onychognathus tenuirostris. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
113017026/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Slender-billed Starling (Onychognathus tenuirostris) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.