Genus Onychognathus

 

Somali Starling - The Somali Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Yemen.

 

Socotra Starling - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.

 

Chestnut-winged Starling - The Chestnut-winged Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda.

Red-winged Starling - The Red-winged Starling builds a lined nest of grass and twigs, and with a mud base, on a natural or structural ledge. It lays 2–4, usually three, blue eggs, spotted with red-brown. The female incubates the eggs for 13–14 days, with another 22–28 days to hatching. This starling is commonly double-brooded. It may be parasitised by the Great Spotted Cuckoo.

 

Bristle-crowned Starling - The Bristle-crowned Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Uganda.

 

Tristram's Starling - A member of the starling family, it is 25 cm long , with a wingspan of 44–45 cm, and a weight of 100-140 g. The males have glossy iridescent black plumage with orange patches on the outer wing, which are particularly noticeable in flight. The bill and legs are black. Females and young birds are similar but duller and with a greyish head, lacking the plumage gloss.

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Sturnidae
Genus : Onychognathus