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LCLeast ConcernInvertebrates
RockyCavity nestMedium · 100 g
RockyCavity nestMedium · 100 g
When to see the Somali 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 Somali Starling
Regular range
The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Somali Starling
The Somali starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and Yemen.
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Easily confused with
White-billed StarlingOnychognathus albirostrisThe white-billed starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.
Socotra StarlingOnychognathus fraterThe Socotra 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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