Red-winged Starlings
Onychognathus
Onychognathus is a genus of starlings native to the Afrotropical realm. All the species are quite similar, and characterised by rufous primary wing feathers, very obvious in flight. The males are typically mainly glossy black, and the females have dull (sometimes dark, depending on species) grey heads.
11 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 11 known species
Red-winged Starling
speciesOnychognathus morio
Tristram's Starling
speciesOnychognathus tristramii
Pale-winged Starling
speciesOnychognathus nabouroup
Somali Starling
speciesOnychognathus blythii
Waller's Starling
speciesOnychognathus walleri
Chestnut-winged Starling
speciesOnychognathus fulgidus
Bristle-crowned Starling
speciesOnychognathus salvadorii
Slender-billed Starling
speciesOnychognathus tenuirostris
White-billed Starling
speciesOnychognathus albirostris
Neumann's Starling
speciesOnychognathus neumanni
Socotra Starling
speciesOnychognathus frater
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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