Shelley's Starling

Lamprotornis shelleyi

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Lamprotornis
eBird Code: shesta1

Distribution

breeds southeastern South Sudan, southern and eastern Ethiopia, and northern Somalia; partial resident, but nonbreeders withdraw from Somalia and northeastern Ethiopia, disperses southward to southern Somalia, Kenya, and northeastern Tanzania

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (shesta1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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