Red-winged Starling (Onychognathus morio)

Red-winged Starling (Onychognathus morio)

About Red-winged Starling (Onychognathus morio)

Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordates
Class: Birds
Order: Perching Birds
Family: Starlings and Mynas

Red List Category

Least Concern

Red List Criteria

Version

3.1

Year Assessed

2012

Assessor/s

BirdLife International

Reviewer/s

Butchart, S. & Symes, A.

Contributor/s

Justification

This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population trend appears to be increasing, and hence the species does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size has not been quantified, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

Lifelists

Trips

Visits

2002-12-29

Cape Point, South Africa
2011-01-04

Lake Langano - Bishangari Forest, Ethiopia
2013-10-25

Naivasha, Kenya
2013-10-28

Mount Elgon National Park, Kenya

Seen quite high up on the mountain, close to 4000 Meters
2013-11-05

Kainuk, Kenya
2017-11-24

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Kenya
2025-01-31

Monduli, Tanzania
2025-02-02

South Pare Mountains, Tanzania
2025-02-03

Mkomazi National Park, Tanzania