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pale-winged starling

{{Short description|Species of bird}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Pale-winged starling

| image = Pale-winged starling (Onychognathus nabouroup).jpg

| image_caption = Damaraland, Namibia

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=Onychognathus nabouroup |volume=2016 |page=e.T22710600A94253307 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22710600A94253307.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| genus = Onychognathus

| species = nabouroup

| authority = (Daudin, 1800)

| synonyms =

}}

The pale-winged starling (Onychognathus nabouroup) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.

Habitat

File:Pale-winged starling 2017 03 27 2601.jpg

This starling is found in arid and semi-arid areas in South-western Africa, mainly in areas with rocky terrain, cliffs and gorges.

Diet

The pale-winged starling is a generalist omnivore, feeding on a range of fruit and insects.

Social Behavior

It is monogamous.{{Cite journal |last=Hausberger |first=Martine |last2=Giacalone |first2=Aline |last3=Harmand |first3=Mariane |last4=Craig |first4=Adrian J.F.K. |last5=Henry |first5=Laurence |date=2019-12-03 |title=Calling rhythm as a predictor of the outcome of vocal interactions: flight departure in pale-winged starling pairs |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00114-019-1658-1 |journal=The Science of Nature |volume=107 |issue=1 |doi=10.1007/s00114-019-1658-1 |issn=0028-1042}}

References

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External links

{{Commons|Onychognathus nabouroup}}

  • Pale-winged starling - [http://sabap2.adu.org.za/docs/sabap1/770.pdf Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds]

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pale-winged starling

Category:Birds of Southern Africa

pale-winged starling

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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