Red-winged Starling

Onychognathus morio (Linnaeus, 1766)

27–30 cmLength133 gWeight

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.

Busiest months: October–November · Most records: South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Red-winged Starling has been recorded at 247 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 14 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Kirstenbosch Botanical GardenSouth Africa2,278 records
Rooi-ElsSouth Africa1,237 records
Strandfontein WTPSouth Africa1,004 records

More places

Boulders BeachSouth Africa950 records
Harold Porter Botanical GardensSouth Africa635 records
Zambezi River near Victoria FallsZimbabwe500 records
Kruger NP – Letaba CampSouth Africa452 records
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenSouth Africa442 records
Table Mt. NP – Cape of Good HopeSouth Africa429 records
Table Mt. NP – Cape Point SectionSouth Africa428 records

Countries and regions with the most records

South Africa Kenya Tanzania Zimbabwe Zambia Ethiopia Eswatini Lesotho

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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.

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