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Chestnut-winged starling

Onychognathus fulgidus Hartlaub, 1849

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The chestnut-winged starling (Onychognathus fulgidus) is a species in the family Sturnidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 94.4 g to 112.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Chestnut-winged starling (Onychognathus fulgidus)
Photo: Gustav Hartlaub · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the chestnut-winged starling

Weight
94.4 g – 112.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the chestnut-winged starling live?

Not recorded

What is the chestnut-winged starling?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The chestnut-winged starling (Onychognathus fulgidus) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is widespread throughout the African tropical rainforest.

From the Wikipedia article “Chestnut-winged starling” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chestnut-winged_starling&oldid=1379847439), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the chestnut-winged starling endangered?

The chestnut-winged starling is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the chestnut-winged starling classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familySturnidae
  6. genusOnychognathus
  7. SpeciesOnychognathus fulgidus Hartlaub, 1849
Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • CWSTEnglish
  • Forest chestnut-winged starlingEnglish
  • Forest chestnut-winged starlingEnglish
  • estornell forestalCatalan
  • špaček pralesníCzech
  • drudwen adeinwinauWelsh
  • SortstærDanish
  • KastanienflügelstarGerman
  • kaŝtanflugila sturnoEsperanto
  • Estornino alirrufoSpanish
  • metsärakkeliFinnish
  • Etourneau roupenneFrench
  • Rufipenne de forêtFrench
  • riđokrili čvorakCroatian
  • gesztenyebarnaszárnyú dalosseregélyHungarian
  • Շագանակաթև երկարապոչ սարյակArmenian
  • Storno alicastaneItalian
  • チャバネテリムクJapanese
  • rudasparnis ilgauodegis varnėnasLithuanian
  • KastanjevleugelspreeuwDutch
  • grønnhodestærNorwegian
  • czarnotek kasztanowoskrzydłyPolish
  • estorninho-do-bosquePortuguese
  • estorninho-d'asa-canelaPortuguese
  • estorninho-de-asa-canelaPortuguese
  • Estorninho-de-asa-castanhaPortuguese
  • PastroPortuguese
  • Каштановокрылый скворецRussian
  • Каштановокрылый длиннохвостый скворецRussian
  • liskavec hnedokrídlySlovak
  • brunvingad glansstareSwedish
  • Orman KızılkanadıTurkish
  • моріо іржастокрилийUkrainian
  • 栗翅椋鳥Chinese
  • 栗翅椋鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the chestnut-winged starling

Other species in the same genus Onychognathus.

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Common questions

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How big is the chestnut-winged starling?

An adult chestnut-winged starling weighs 94.4 g – 112.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the chestnut-winged starling endangered?

The chestnut-winged starling is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the chestnut-winged starling?

The chestnut-winged starling (Onychognathus fulgidus) belongs to the family Sturnidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chestnut-winged starling (Onychognathus fulgidus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-winged-starling

MLA

“Chestnut-winged starling (Onychognathus fulgidus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-winged-starling.

BibTeX
@misc{chestnut_winged_starling_2026,
  title = {Chestnut-winged starling (Onychognathus fulgidus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-winged-starling},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}