The sharp-tailed starling (Lamprotornis acuticaudus), also known as the sharp-tailed glossy-starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Lamprotornis |
| Species: | L. acuticaudus
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| Lamprotornis acuticaudus (Barboza du Bocage, 1869)
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Range edit
It inhabits open woodland (namely miombo) in Angola, northern Botswana, the southern DRC, northern Namibia, western Tanzania, and Zambia.
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Lamprotornis acuticaudus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22710710A94257919. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22710710A94257919.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links edit
- Sharp-tailed starling - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
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