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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-winged Starling sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis nitens
Wattled Starling
Creatophora cinerea
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Burchell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis australis
Pied Starling
Lamprotornis bicolor
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Yellow-bellied Greenbul
Chlorocichla flaviventris
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Sombre Greenbul
Andropadus importunus
Redcap Robinchat
Cossypha natalensis
📅 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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Red-winged Starling sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-winged Starling in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Red-winged Starling in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.