Red-winged Starling
Onychognathus morio
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySturnidae (Starlings)
- GenusOnychognathus (Red-winged Starlings)
- SpeciesOnychognathus morio (Red-winged Starling)
The red-winged starling (Onychognathus morio) 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. Wikipedia →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Red-winged Starling sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 227 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park
Pale-winged Starling
Onychognathus nabouroup
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis nitens
Pied Starling
Lamprotornis bicolor
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Wattled Starling
Creatophora cinerea
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Southern Fiscal
Lanius collaris
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
Cape Crow
Corvus capensis
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Bokmakierie
Telophorus zeylonus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-winged Starling in Addo Elephant National Park?
About 37% of wildlife watchers report a Red-winged Starling sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 227 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-winged Starling in Addo Elephant National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Red-winged Starling in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.