Coleto

"Sarcops" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Sarcoptes.
Coleto
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Sarcops
Walden, 1875
Species: S. calvus
Binomial name
Sarcops calvus
(Linnaeus, 1766)

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]

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