Tristram's Starling (Onychognathus tristramii)

Other Names (World)
Tristram's Starling, Tristram's Red-winged Starling, Tristram's Grackle

Family
Sturnidae (Starlings)

Size
25 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater, 1858)

Habitat
Hot desert, urban areas. From sea-level - 3,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Egypt, Israel (B) (NB), Jordan (B) (NB), Oman (B), Palestinian Authority Territories (B), Saudi Arabia (B), Yemen (B).

Eastern and southern Israel, Palestine and western Jordan south to extreme north-eastern Egypt (Sinai) and western Arabian Peninsula (south to Yemen).

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 (63)...)

Tristram's Starling (Onychognathus tristramii) [XC126939]
by Sander Bot from Masada, Israel (call)

Tristram's Starling (Onychognathus tristramii) [XC815093]
by Herman van Oosten from At-Tafilah, Tafiela Qasabah District, Tafilah Governorate, Jordan (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Has been thought to form a superspecies with Red-winged Starling (Onychognathus morio).

References
See References.

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