Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Starlings :: Red-winged Starling

Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio

Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): African Red-winged Starling, Redwing Starling
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

South Africa - Date unknown © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  South Africa - Sep, 2001 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Kruger National Park, South Africa - Jul, 2008 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Kruger National Park, South Africa - Jul, 2008 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa - Nov 10, 2004 © Andy Balinsky 
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Range

(1) S. Mauritania, e. Senegambia, s. Mali, Guinea, burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, and w. Niger.
(2) N. and c. Nigeria to Cameroon and sw. Central African Republic.
(3) Sudan and n. Zaire to Ethiopia, Eritrea, s. through e. Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.
(4) E. and s. Zambia, s. Malawi, n. Zimbabwe and w. Mozambique.
(5) Se. Botswana, Zimbabwe, s. Mozambique and South Africa.

Videos

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Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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