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Coleto
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Sarcops
Walden, 1875
Species:
S. calvus
Binomial name
Sarcops calvus

The coleto (Sarcops calvus) is a starling species (family Sturnidae) in the monotypic genus Sarcops.[2] It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[1]

A captive coleto

References

  1. ^ a b Template:IUCN
  2. ^ "ITIS Report: Sarcops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 August 2014.