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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
28/04/2024 07:40:50 AM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Pale-winged Starling*
Id (Atlas):
Onychognathus nabouroup
Description (10 )
Pale-winged Starling
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Family
Sturnidae (Starlings)
Size
26 - 28 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Daudin, 1800)
Habitat
Rocky ravines and cliffs in semi-arid and arid areas.
Angola, Namibia, South Africa.
Vagrant to Botswana.
South-western Angola, Namibia (except east) and western interior of South Africa (east to southern Free State and western Eastern Cape).
 
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 .
Habits
Sometimes forms mixed flocks with Red-winged Starling (Onychognathus morio ).
Voice
A ringing 'preeoo' uttered in flight.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (27)... )
Listen to XC591035
Pale-winged Starling (Onychognathus ) [XC591035 ]
by Alan Collett from Graaff-Reinet, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (call)
Listen to XC346927
Pale-winged Starling (Onychognathus ) [XC346927 ]
by Peter Boesman from Hohenstein Lodge, Namibia (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Proposed subspecies benguellensis described (from Benguela, in western Angola) on basis of shorter wing, but differences from birds in rest of species' range considered trivial.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Pale-winged Starling see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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