Red-winged Starling

Red-winged Starling

Onychognathus morio

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Namib-Naukluft National Park
1 Verified records at Namib-Naukluft National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Red-winged Starling at Namib-Naukluft National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
70–80%
2 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
3 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
4 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
5 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
6 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
7 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
8 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
9 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
10 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
11 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
12 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
13 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
14 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
15 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
16 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
17 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
18 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
19 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
5–10%
20 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
21 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
22 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
23 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
24 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
25 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
26 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
27 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
28 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
29 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
30 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
31 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
32 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
33 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
34 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
35 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
36 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
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