Onychognathus nabouroup
Pale-winged Starlings inhabit arid, rocky landscapes, especially those with a preponderance of cliffs and other similarly inaccessible areas. They follow an omnivorous diet of fruit, nectar, seeds, insects and small reptiles, and unlike most other species of starling generally avoids areas of human habitation. They’ve also been observed to remove ticks and other parasites from mountain zebras and klipspringers. Adults grow to about 27cm in length and weigh around 100g.
Nests are cups of sticks and dry grass placed on cracks and crevices on cliff sides, usually in small colonies consisting of a few pairs nesting in close proximity. Clutches of 2-5 eggs are laid in spring and summer and incubated by the female for around 3 weeks. Both parents feed the chicks, which leave the nest between 3 and 4 weeks after hatching.
Pale-winged Starlings occur in South Africa’s Eastern, Western and Northern Cape, extending marginally into the Free State and North West Provinces. They also occur widely in Namibia as well as in the extreme south of Angola, and thanks to a common and stable population is considered of least concern by the IUCN.
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Die red-winged starlings hier het my gereeld aan die lag. Hulle kan ure sit en speel, mekaar jaag en die verskillende roepe wat hulle maak is regtig fassinerend.
Hierdie spreeus is baie naby familie van die Rooivlerkspreeus (Red-winged Starlings)!
It’s a very beautiful starling, a bit like our European starling.😊
I think it may be considerably bigger than the European Starling though.
Yes, I tried to Google it but no size was mentioned. It’s about the size of or grey crow, our starling is smaller but much colorful in the back. I have only a few times had the luck to shoot them close and seen their colorful back.
Mooi foto’s en interessante inligting, Dries.
Baie dankie, Dina!
Dis een van die minder mooi voëltjies, maar ek bewonder hulle vir hul taaiheid om amper in enige harde omgewing te kan bestaan.
Hulle is regtig merkwaardig! En by Augrabies kry mens goeie kans om hul af te neem , elders was ek altyd ongelukkig daarmee.
Looks pretty close to ours! 🤩
The Starlings are unmistakable!