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RockyCup nestMedium · 133 g
What the Red-winged Starling sounds like
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The male of this 27–30-centimetre (11–12 in) long starling has mainly iridescent black plumage, with chestnut flight feathers, which are particularly noticeable in flight. The female has an ash-grey head and upper breast. The juvenile resembles the male, but is less glossy than the adults, and has brown rather than dark red eyes. The Ethiopian subspecies O. m. rupellii is longer-tailed than the nominate form and intergrades with it. This species has a number of whistled calls, but the most familiar is the contact call, cher-leeeoo.
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When to see the Red-winged Starling
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Red-winged Starling
The map shades 15 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Singapore.
About the Red-winged Starling
The red-winged starling is a bird of the starling family Sturnidae native to eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa. An omnivorous, generalist species, it prefers cliffs and mountainous areas for nesting, and has moved into cities and towns due to similarity to its original habitat.
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Easily confused with
Pale-winged StarlingOnychognathus nabouroupThe pale-winged starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.
Tristram's StarlingOnychognathus tristramiiTristram's starling is 25 cm long (including a 9 cm tail), with a wingspan of 44–45 cm, and a weight of 100–140 g.
Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleriWaller's starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.
Side by side: Red-winged Starling vs Tristram's Starling
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