Starlings (Sturnidae)
Red-winged Starling (Onychognathus morio) - HBW 14, p. 740
French: Rufipenne morio
German: Rotschwingenstar
Spanish: Estornino Alirrojo
Other common names: Redwing/African Red-winged Starling
Taxonomy: Turdus morio Linnaeus, 1766, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
Has been thought to form a superspecies with O. tristramii. Sometimes treated as conspecific with O. neumanni. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- rueppellii ( J. Verreaux, 1856) - S Sudan, N Kenya and C Ethiopia; perhaps also NE Uganda.
- morio ( Linnaeus, 1766) - E Uganda, C Kenya, Tanzania, E DRCongo, E & S Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, W Mozambique, E Botswana, and E & S South Africa.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Male perched and vocalizing Locality Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Conan Guard 7 December 2008 4 years ago 17 sec 4.5 -
A male in a roof, calling. Locality Yabelo, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp rueppellii)
Josep del Hoyo 12 December 2005 6 years ago 40 sec 4.4 -
A female foraging for berries on a bush Locality Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp morio)
Greg Baker 21 September 2002 44 weeks ago 17 sec 4 -
A pair bonding with the female preening the male Locality Victoria Falls, Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe (ssp morio)
Greg Baker 13 September 1999 1 year ago 40 sec 4 -
A female in a roof, preening and flying away. Locality Yabelo, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp rueppellii)
Josep del Hoyo 12 December 2005 6 years ago 21 sec 4 -
Female and nestlings. Locality Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Conan Guard 7 December 2008 4 years ago 7 sec 3.7
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feeding on a flower
Locality Kwa Maritane, Pilanesberg National Park, North West Province, South Africa (ssp morio)
Georges Olioso 4 September 2004 4 years ago 4.4 -
A male
Locality Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp morio)
Dominique Py 31 August 2010 1 year ago 4.4 -
A bird perched on a fence.
Locality Drakensberg Mountains, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa (ssp morio)
Carmelo López 14 November 2010 1 year ago 4.3 -
A bird on flowers in Olifant restcamp
Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa
Ghislain Gosse 12 August 2011 1 year ago 4.2 -
On the top of my chalet
Locality Karoo National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Guy Poisson 16 November 2012 26 weeks ago 4 -
birds stealing us butter and eggs during our breakfast
Locality Sossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia
lsargentini 27 August 2011 36 weeks ago 4
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perched close by & making a variety of calls
Locality Birdland Park & Gardens, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
Joe Angseesing 19 November 2011 51 weeks ago 4 -
Calling while perched in an aviary Locality Birdland Park & Gardens, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
Joe Angseesing 19 November 2011 51 weeks ago 3
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