Starlings (Sturnidae)
Tristram's Starling (Onychognathus tristramii) - HBW 14, p. 742
French: Rufipenne de Tristram
German: Tristramstar
Spanish: Estornino de Tristram
Other common names: Tristram's Red-winged Starling, Tristram's Grackle
Taxonomy: Amydrus Tristramii P. L. Sclater, 1858, Mar Saaba, Hebron Valley, Israel.
Has been thought to form a superspecies with O. morio. Monotypic.
Distribution: E & S Israel, Palestine and W Jordan S to extreme NE Egypt (Sinai) and W Arabian Peninsula (S to Yemen).
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A bird on a rock Locality Ras Mirbat, Dhofar, Oman (Monotypic species)
Eric Roualet 10 November 2010 1 year ago 12 sec 3.6 -
female joined by a male Locality Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 8 May 2004 1 year ago 16 sec 3.3 -
A dorsal view of an adult bird Locality Ras Mirbat, Dhofar, Oman (Monotypic species)
Eric Roualet 10 November 2010 1 year ago 11 sec 3 -
An female roosting on a camel Locality Wadi Darbat, Dhofar, Oman
Eric Roualet 11 November 2010 1 year ago 10 sec 2.8 -
A male preening Locality Wadi Rum, Jordan (Monotypic species)
Christian Dortu 31 March 2004 7 years ago 21 sec 2.7
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Seen in a valley between two mountains
Locality Salalah, Dhofar, Oman
John A Thompson 5 November 2011 28 weeks ago 4.5 -
on the ground
Locality Negev Desert, Israel
Lior Kislev 7 April 2008 23 weeks ago 4.4 -
Female on a dromedary.
Locality Al Mughsayl, Dhofar, Oman (Monotypic species)
Fran Trabalon 8 January 2011 30 weeks ago 4.4 -
A bird on the ground
Locality Israel
CarlosNaza 27 January 2011 1 year ago 4.3 -
Many seen in a valley between mountains
Locality Salalah, Dhofar, Oman
John A Thompson 5 November 2011 28 weeks ago 4.3 -
Male and female, Mizpe Shalem, Judean Desert, ISRAEL
Locality Israel (Monotypic species)
Shai Agmon 25 March 2009 2 years ago 4.3
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An adult female calling, foraging flock of birds in the background. Locality Israel
(Monotypic species)
Iva Hristova 1 June 2007 2 years ago 4
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