Red-winged Starling
Onychognathus morio
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySturnidae (Starlings)
- GenusOnychognathus (Red-winged Starlings)
- SpeciesOnychognathus morio (Red-winged Starling)
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 →
70–80% of wildlife watchers report a Red-winged Starling sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 3,864 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Pied Starling
Lamprotornis bicolor
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis nitens
Wattled Starling
Creatophora cinerea
Cape White-eye
Zosterops virens
Southern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris chalybeus
Cape Bulbul
Pycnonotus capensis
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Karoo Prinia
Prinia maculosa
Olive Thrush
Turdus olivaceus
Cape Canary
Serinus canicollis
Cape Sparrow
Passer melanurus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-winged Starling in Table Mountain National Park?
About 76% of wildlife watchers report a Red-winged Starling sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 3,864 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-winged Starling in Table Mountain National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Red-winged Starling in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.