Waller's Starling (Onychognathus walleri)

Other Names (World)
Waller's Starling, Waller's Chestnut-winged Starling, Waller's Red-winged Starling

Family
Sturnidae (Starlings)

Size
23 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Shelley, 1880)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland and montane forest. From 1,000 - 3,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Burundi, Cameroon, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda, Zambia.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (51)...)

Waller's Starling (Onychognathus walleri) [XC431199]
by Louis A. Hansen from Chowo Forest patch, Nyika NP, Malawi (call)

Waller's Starling (Onychognathus walleri) [XC610566]
by Peter Boesman from Chama forest,Meru, Arusha Region, Tanzania (call)

Subspecies
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

preussi Reichenow, 1892 - South-eastern Nigeria (Obudu Plateau), western Cameroon and Bioko I (Fernando Póo).
elgonensis (Sharpe, 1891) - Southern Sudan, eastern DRCongo, south-western Uganda, western Rwanda, western Burundi, and Mt Elgon (Uganda-Kenya border) and western Kenya (west of Rift Valley).
walleri (Shelley, 1880) - Kenyan Highlands east of Rift Valley, south through Tanzanian eastern Arc to northern Malawi.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Wallers Starling (Onychognathus walleri) - 10 files

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