Talk:Hildebrandt's starling
Latest comment: 12 years ago by Sabine's Sunbird in topic "the first specimens"
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Hildebrandt's Starling is a species of starling named for Johannes Hildebrandt, a German collector who was the first European to obtain specimens. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania, where it occupies open woodland and open thornbrush country between 500 and 2,200 m (1,600 and 7,200 ft). Male and female adults appear identical, both having bright iridescent blue plumage on the upper body and upper surfaces with an orange-buff to rufous breast and belly. The juveniles are quite different, with charcoal grey upperparts and chestnut brown lowerparts.Photo: Noel Feans
"the first specimens" edit
"A German collector who obtained the first specimens" is a Eurocentric view--surely it was familiar to native people long before that. Ccrrccrr (talk) 13:55, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
- Specimens implicitly suggests scientific purpose behind the collecting. But feel free to clarify if yo wish. Sabine's Sunbird talk 19:51, 6 November 2011 (UTC)