Onychognathus
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Onychognathus, is a genus of Africa
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All the species are quite similar, and characterised by rufous primary wing feathers, very obvious in flight. The males are typically mainly glossy black, and the females dull dark grey.
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
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Starling
Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Sturnidae. The name "Sturnidae" comes from the Latin word for starling, sturnus. Many Asian species, particularly the larger ones, are called mynas, and many African species are known as glossy starlings because of their iridescent...
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All the species are quite similar, and characterised by rufous primary wing feathers, very obvious in flight. The males are typically mainly glossy black, and the females dull dark grey.
Species in taxonomic order
- Red-winged StarlingRed-winged StarlingThe Red-winged Starling, Onychognathus morio, is a bird of the starling family Sturnidae native to eastern Africa from Ethiopia to the Cape in South Africa. It is known in Afrikaans as the Rooivlerkspreeu.-Taxonomy:...
(Onychognathus morio) - Slender-billed StarlingSlender-billed StarlingThe Slender-billed Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.-References:...
(Onychognathus tenuirostris) - Chestnut-winged StarlingChestnut-winged StarlingThe Chestnut-winged Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe,...
(Onychognathus fulgidus) - Waller's StarlingWaller's StarlingThe Waller's Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family.It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia....
(Onychognathus walleri) - Somali StarlingSomali StarlingThe Somali Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family.It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Yemen.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
(Onychognathus blythii) - Socotra StarlingSocotra StarlingThe Socotra Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family.It is endemic to Yemen.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and...
(Onychognathus frater) - Tristram's Starling (Onychognathus tristramii)
- Pale-winged StarlingPale-winged StarlingThe Pale-winged Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
(Onychognathus nabouroup) - Bristle-crowned StarlingBristle-crowned StarlingThe Bristle-crowned Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Uganda.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
(Onychognathus salvadorii) - White-billed StarlingWhite-billed StarlingThe White-billed Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family.It is found in Eritrea and Ethiopia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
(Onychognathus albirostris) - Neumann's StarlingNeumann's StarlingNeumann's Starling, or Neumann's Red-winged Starling Onychognathus neumanni, is a bird native to Africa. This starling breeds on rocky cliffs, outcrops and gorges mainly in the Sahel from Mauretania and Equatorial Guinea to western Sudan...
(Onychognathus neumanni)