White-crowned Starling (Lamprotornis albicapillus) [XC307054]
by id from Liben plains, Oromia, Ethiopia (call)
White-crowned Starling (Lamprotornis albicapillus) [XC300365]
by Andrew Spencer from Liben plain, Ethiopia (call)
Subspecies
Smaller birds from northern Kenya and adjacent southern Ethiopia described as subspecies horrensis and possibly merits recognition, but further study required.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
albicapillus (Blyth, 1856) - Eastern.
horrensis (Keith, 1964) - Kenya (northern edge of Dida Galgulu Desert north to Ethiopian border).