Neumann's Starling (Onychognathus neumanni)

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

Family
Sturnidae (Starlings)

Size
25 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Alexander, 1908)

Habitat
SAvanna, with rocks and cliff for breeding, rural areas.

Range (Guide)

Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan.

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 (2012).

Voice
Whistles, similar to that of Red-winged Starling (Onychognathus morio).

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

Neumann's Starling (Onychognathus neumanni) [XC378473]
by id from Pics de Sindou, Como\u00e9, Burkina Faso (call)

Neumann's Starling (Onychognathus neumanni) [XC405403]
by Paul Lenrum\u00e9 from Thiewoune, K\u00e9dougou, Senegal (call)

Subspecies
Sometimes treated as conspecific with Red-winged Starling (Onychognathus morio).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

modicus Bates, 1932 - Southern Mauritania, eastern Senegal, north-eastern Guinea, south-western Mali, northern Ivory Coast and south-western Burkina Faso.
neumanni (Alexander, 1908) - Eastern Mali, southern Niger, northern and south-eastern Nigeria, northern and southern Cameroon, eastern Chad and adjacent western Sudan, and western Central African Republic.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Neumanns Starling (Onychognathus neumanni) - 10 files

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