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red-winged starling

  1. Red-winged Starling

    Red-winged Starling

    This is a male; females are similar but have a gray head. This species was originally confined to cliffs and gorges for nesting, but now also takes advantage of buildings and other man-made structures in urban areas. Two subspecies are usually recognized. Southern African birds are the shorter...
    • jmorlan
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    • onychognathus morio red-winged starling zimbabwe
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Africa
  2. Red-winged starling

    Red-winged starling

    Very common in the Cape, gregarious and vocal; with a blue glossy sheen and a big flash of red/chestnut on the wing in flight. This is the female, with a grey head and neck.
    • max1
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    • red-winged starling
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Africa
  3. Red-winged starling

    Red-winged starling

    I did get at least one shot of a Red-winged starling where you can see a hint of red on his wing. Shot up against an overcast glare, so not a great pic, but since my previous post of one didn't show any red at all I thought I'd share this to show what the name comes of.
    • Doc Duck
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    • red-winged starling
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Africa
  4. Red-winged but not red-winged

    Red-winged but not red-winged

    We saw five species of Starlings on our trip, all of them lifers for me. I'll start with the least spectacular, or maybe it's just one of my poorer shots. And also this one looks to be a juvenile. I'm pretty sure it's a Red-winged starling, but it's not showing any red at all. The name comes...
    • Doc Duck
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    • red-winged starling
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Africa
  5. Red-winged Starling

    Red-winged Starling

    This one is a female, with a greyish head.
    • nick scarle
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    • onychognathus morio red-winged starling
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Africa
  6. Red-winged Starling

    Red-winged Starling

    Red-winged Starling, matches the flowers!
    • nick scarle
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    • onychognathus morio red-winged starling
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Africa
  7. Red-winged Starling male ETH SER

    Red-winged Starling male ETH SER

    • rdavis
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    • borana ladge ethiopia red-winged starling yabelo
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Africa
  8. Red-winged Starling

    Red-winged Starling

    Male
    • bobthebirder
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    • cape town onychognathus morio red-winged starling
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Africa
  9. Starling double act

    Starling double act

    • kitefarrago
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    • cape glossy starling lamprotornis nitens onychognathus morio red-winged starling
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Africa
  10. Red-winged starling

    Red-winged starling

    • kitefarrago
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    • red-winged starling
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Africa
  11. Red-winged Starling

    Red-winged Starling

    The origin of this bird is of Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa. We had noticed the existence of this bird a few years back living in the grounds of the Tang Dynasty Village, Singapore. So this is another escapee that is doing fairly well in the fast changing environment of this city state...
    • kctsang
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    • red-winged starling
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. Red-winged Starling (portrait)

    Red-winged Starling (portrait)

    This is a closer shot of the female that I uploaded yesterday
    • redbreast
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    • red-winged starling
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Africa
  13. Red-winged Starling (female)

    Red-winged Starling (female)

    At the top of Table Mountain in Cape Town there is a tourist restaurant and these guys fly onto vacated tables to hover up any tasty leftover morsels
    • redbreast
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    • red-winged starling
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Africa
  14. Red Winged Starling - South Africa

    Red Winged Starling - South Africa

    Red winged Starling photographed Cape of Good Hope. Always a problem with very dark subjects to get some detail and definition - I was lucky with the light.
    • GiGi
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    • red-winged starling
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Africa
  15. Red-winged Starling

    Red-winged Starling

    (27-30cm)Blackish starling with chestnut/red flight feathers.Dark eyes,black bill and legs.
    • Mark Bruce
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    • africa red-winged starling
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Africa
  16. Red-winged Starling

    Red-winged Starling

    This couple were collecting material for the nest. The completely black one is the male and the one with grey head is the female. Note the red mark on the wing that can be seen complete when flying and that give them their name.
    • BirdsPeru
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    • red-winged starling
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Africa
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