Onychognathus
| Onychognathus | |
|---|---|
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| Pale-winged starling | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Onychognathus Hartlaub, 1849 |
Onychognathus is a genus of starlings, most of which are found in Africa.
All the species are quite similar, and characterised by rufous primary wing feathers, very obvious in flight. The males are typically mainly glossy black, and the females dull dark grey.
Species in taxonomic order
- Red-winged starling (Onychognathus morio)
- Slender-billed starling (Onychognathus tenuirostris)
- Chestnut-winged starling (Onychognathus fulgidus)
- Waller's starling (Onychognathus walleri)
- Somali starling (Onychognathus blythii)
- Socotra starling (Onychognathus frater)
- Tristram's starling (Onychognathus tristramii)
- Pale-winged starling (Onychognathus nabouroup)
- Bristle-crowned starling (Onychognathus salvadorii)
- White-billed starling (Onychognathus albirostris)
- Neumann's starling (Onychognathus neumanni)
References
- Feare, Chris; Craig, Adrian (1999). Starlings and Mynas. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-7136-3961-X.
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