Abbott's Starling
Abbott's Starling (<em>Arizelopsar femoralis</em>) is a species of Starlings, Rhabdornises (<em>Sturnidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Overview
Abbott's Starling (Arizelopsar femoralis) is a species of Starlings, Rhabdornises (Sturnidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Scientific Classification
Genus: Arizelopsar; binomial: Arizelopsar femoralis; authority: (Richmond, 1897).
Distribution
Breeding range: Africa.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Separate Abbott's Starling from Cinnyricinclus and, subsequently, Poeoptera to the resurrected monotypic genus Arizelopsar (Clements 2022; WGAC 2022). Though sharing the same clade as the three species in Poeoptera (Lovette & Rubenstein 2007), it is deeply basal within that clade and it is phenotypically divergent. Resequence to follow Sharpe's Starling (Lovette & Rubenstein 2007).
