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Alternative name: Neumann's Red-winged Starling

Onychognathus neumanni

[edit] Identification

Length 25 cm. The only rufous-winged starling in its range. Dark red iris, black bill and legs. Glossy black pumage in male; female has ash-grey head. Juvenile - brown eyes.

[edit] Distribution

West Africa: Senegal to Cameroon, Central African Republic and western Sudan.

[edit] Taxonomy

Onychognathus neumanni has two subspecies:¹

• O. n. neumanni
• O. n. modicus

[edit] Habitat

Rocky cliffs, outcrops and gorges.

[edit] Behaviour

Diet includes fruit, including figs, and some invertebrates.

It builds a nest of grass on a ledge.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.

• List of references

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