Somali Starling (Onychognathus blythii)

Other Names (World)
Somali Starling, Somali Chestnut-winged Starling, Somali Red-winged Starlin

Family
Sturnidae (Starlings)

Size
35 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hartlaub, 1859)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical hHigh altitude grassland and shrubland.

Range (Guide)

Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Yemen (B).

Eritrea, Djibouti, north-eastern and central Ethiopia and northern Somalia; also Socotra I.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

Somali Starling (Onychognathus blythii) [XC165702]
by Mike Evans from Danaghan near Hadibo, Yemen (flight call, voices, wind)

Somali Starling (Onychognathus) [XC165701]
by Phil Gregory from Dixcem Plateau, Yemen (call, voices, wind)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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