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Onychognathus
''Onychognathus'' is a genus of starlings native to the Afrotropical realm. 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 have dull (sometimes dark, depending on species) grey heads. The genus was introduced by the German physician and ornithologist Gustav Hartlaub in 1849 with the chestnut-winged starling as the type species. The name ''Onychognathus'' combines the Ancient Greek words ''onukhos'' "claw" or "nail" and ''gnathos'' "jaw". The genus contains 11 species. *Red-winged starling, ''Onychognathus morio'' *Slender-billed starling, ''Onychognathus tenuirostris'' *Chestnut-winged starling, ''Onychognathus fulgidus'' *Waller's starling, ''Onychognathus walleri'' *Somali starling, ''Onychognathus blythii'' *Socotra starling, ''Onychognathus frater'' *Tristram's starling, ''Onychognathus tristramii'' *Pale-winged starling, ''Onychognathus nabouroup'' *Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red-winged Starling
The red-winged starling (''Onychognathus morio'') is a bird of the starling family Sturnidae native to eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia to the Cape in South Africa. An omnivorous, generalist species, it prefers cliffs and mountainous areas for nesting, and has moved into cities and towns due to similarity to its original habitat. Taxonomy In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the red-winged starling in his ''Ornithologie'' based on a specimen collected from the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. He used the French name ''Le merle du Cap de Bonne Espérance'' and the Latin ''Merula Capitis Bonae Spei''. The two stars (**) at the start of the section indicates that Brisson based his description on the examination of a specimen. Although Brisson coined Latin names, these do not conform to the binomial system and are not recognised by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. When in 1766 the Swedish naturalist Carl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tristram's Starling
Tristram's starling (''Onychognathus tristramii''), also known as Dead Sea starling or Tristram's grackle, is a species of starling native to the Middle East. It is the only member of the genus ''Onychognathus'' found mainly outside of Africa.Paz, U. (1987). The birds of Israel. Helm. The species is named after Reverend Henry Baker Tristram, who collected natural history specimens. Distribution and habitat This bird is found in deserts in Israel, Palestine, Jordan, northeastern Egypt (Sinai Peninsula), (NEOM) ( agna , western Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Oman, nesting mainly on rocky cliff faces. The species is becoming increasingly commensal with humans, feeding in towns and villages; this has enabled a recent northward spread in its distribution.Snow, D. W. & Perrins, C. M. (1998). ''The Birds of the Western Palearctic'' Concise Edition. OUP . Description Tristram's starling is 25 cm long (including a 9 cm tail), with a wingspan of 44–45 cm, and a weight of 100–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pale-winged Starling
The pale-winged starling (''Onychognathus nabouroup'') is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Habitat This starling is found in arid and semi-arid areas in South-western Africa, mainly in areas with rocky terrain, cliffs and gorges. Diet The pale-winged starling is a generalist omnivore, feeding on a range of fruit and insect Insects (from Latin ') are Hexapoda, hexapod invertebrates of the class (biology), class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (Insect morphology#Head, head, ...s. Social Behavior It is monogamous. References External links *Pale-winged starling Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds pale-winged starling Birds of Southern Africa pale-winged starling Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Sturnidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neumann's Starling
Neumann's starling (''Onychognathus neumanni'') or Neumann's red-winged starling, is a bird native to Africa. This starling breeds on rocky cliffs, outcrops and gorges mainly in the Sahel from Mauritania and Equatorial Guinea to western Sudan. Its English and binomial names commemorate German ornithologist Oscar Rudolph Neumann. Description This 25 cm long species is similar to other ''Onychognathus'' starlings, showing the characteristic rufous primary wing feathers, very obvious in flight. The iris is dark red, and the bill and legs are black. The male plumage is otherwise mainly glossy black, and the female is ash grey with darker streaking. The juvenile resembles the male, but is less glossy than the adult, and has brown rather than dark red eyes. The song is a ''too-whee-oo'', and the alarm call is a harsh ''air, air''. Western populations from western Mali and the Ivory Coast are smaller and shorter-tailed than the nominate form, ''O. n. neumanni'', and are assigned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somali Starling
The Somali starling (''Onychognathus blythii'') is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and Yemen. Habitat In the Degua Tembien district of north Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ..., the species can be observed in bushy and shrubby areas. References Somali starling Birds of the Horn of Africa Birds of the Arabian Peninsula Somali starling Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Sturnidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-billed Starling
The white-billed starling (''Onychognathus albirostris'') is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Eritrea and Ethiopia. Habitat In the Degua Tembien Dogu'a Tembien (, "Upper Tembien", sometimes transliterated as Degua Tembien or Dägʿa Tämben) is a districts of Ethiopia, woreda in Tigray Region, Ethiopia. It is named in part after the former province of Tembien Province, Tembien. Nowadays, ... district it was found on steep cliffs. References white-billed starling Birds of East Africa white-billed starling Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Sturnidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bristle-crowned Starling
The bristle-crowned starling (''Onychognathus salvadorii'') is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the .... References bristle-crowned starling Birds of East Africa bristle-crowned starling Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Sturnidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socotra Starling
The Socotra starling (''Onychognathus frater'') is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is endemic to Socotra island, which is off the southeast coast of Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominance (ecology), dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbaceous plant, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally o ..., subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and rural gardens. The Socotra starling builds its nests in the hollow branches of Socotra's dragon blood tree (Dracaena cinnabari). In addition to feeding on grasshoppers and figs, the bird also eats the berries of the dragon blood tree and helps disperse the tree's seeds. References {{Taxonbar, from= Q1590308 Birds described in 1881 Endemic birds of Socotr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slender-billed Starling
The slender-billed starling (''Onychognathus tenuirostris'') is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Burundi Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is located in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa, with a population of over 14 million peop ..., Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. References Onychognathus, slender-billed starling Birds of East Africa Birds described in 1836, slender-billed starling Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Sturnidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chestnut-winged Starling
The chestnut-winged starling (''Onychognathus fulgidus'') is a species of starling Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine (perching) birds known for the often dark, glossy iridescent sheen of their plumage; their complex vocalizations including mimicking; and their distinctive, often elaborate swarming behavior, know ... in the family Sturnidae. It is widespread throughout the African tropical rainforest. References chestnut-winged starling Birds of the African tropical rainforest chestnut-winged starling Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Sturnidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
