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LCLeast ConcernEndemicFruit
RockyCavity nestMedium · 100 g
RockyCavity nestMedium · 100 g
When to see the Socotra Starling
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Socotra Starling
Regular range
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Socotra Starling
The Socotra starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is endemic to Socotra island, which is off the southeast coast of Yemen.
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Easily confused with
Somali StarlingOnychognathus blythiiThe Somali starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.
White-billed StarlingOnychognathus albirostrisThe white-billed starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.
Neumann's StarlingOnychognathus neumanniThis 25 cm long species is similar to other Onychognathus starlings, showing the characteristic rufous primary wing feathers, very obvious in flight.
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