''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''. Many Asian species, particularly the larger ones, ...
in the family
Sturnidae. They are now usually lumped in the genus ''
Lamprotornis
''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 sur ...
''.
It contains the following species:
Bird genera
Sturnidae
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Obsolete bird taxa
Taxa named by René Lesson
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