The ashy starling (''Lamprotornis unicolor'') is a species of

starling Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Sturnidae. The Sturnidae are named for the genus ''Sturnus'', which in turn comes from the Latin word for starling, ''sturnus''. Many Asian species, particularly the larger ones, ...

in the family Sturnidae. It is found in

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and

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. It is alternatively placed in the genus ''

Cosmopsarus ''Lamprotornis'' is a large genus of glossy-starlings all of which occur in Africa south of the Sahara. They have glossy blue or green upper parts, which is due to hollow melanin granules arranged in a single layer near the feather barbule's su ...

'' or ''

Spreo ''Spreo'' is an alternative genus of starling Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Sturnidae. The Sturnidae are named for the genus '' Sturnus'', which in turn comes from the Latin word for starling, ''sturnus'' ...

''.

References

*BirdLife International 2004.
Cosmopsarus unicolor2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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ashy starling The ashy starling (''Lamprotornis unicolor'') is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a cou ...

Birds of East Africa

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