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Pale-winged starling

Onychognathus nabouroup (Daudin, 1800)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The pale-winged starling (Onychognathus nabouroup) is a species in the family Sturnidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 100 g to 107 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Pale-winged starling (Onychognathus nabouroup)
Photo: Giles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the pale-winged starling

Weight
100 g – 107 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
rockysrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.2 – 3.3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the pale-winged starling live?

Not recorded

What is the pale-winged starling?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The pale-winged starling (Onychognathus nabouroup) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.

From the Wikipedia article “Pale-winged starling” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pale-winged_starling&oldid=1340980964), 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 pale-winged starling endangered?

The pale-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 pale-winged starling classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familySturnidae
  6. genusOnychognathus
  7. SpeciesOnychognathus nabouroup (Daudin, 1800)

Synonyms Amydrus nabouroup benguellensis, Coracias caffra, Onychognathus caffra, Onychognathus nabouroup benguellensis, Onychognathus nabouroup intensetincta, Onychognathus nabouroup nabouroup, Pyrrhocheira caffra, Pyrrhocheira caffra caffra, Pyrrhocheira caffra intensetincta, Sturnus nabouroup

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Palewinged starlingEnglish
  • PWSTEnglish
  • BleekvlerkspreeuAfrikaans
  • estornell d'ales pàl·lidesCatalan
  • špaček světlekřídlýCzech
  • drudwen adeinwelwWelsh
  • Lysvinget SortstærDanish
  • FahlflügelstarGerman
  • palflugila sturnoEsperanto
  • Estornino naburupSpanish
  • valkosiipirakkeliFinnish
  • Rufipenne nabouroupFrench
  • Etourneau à ailes pâlesFrench
  • pustinjski čvorakCroatian
  • fakószárnyú dalosseregélyHungarian
  • Storno alichiareItalian
  • ハジロテリムクJapanese
  • šviesiasparnis ilgauodegis varnėnasLithuanian
  • VaalvleugelspreeuwDutch
  • blekvingestærNorwegian
  • czarnotek białoskrzydłyPolish
  • estorninho-d'asa-pálidaPortuguese
  • estorninho-de-asa-pálidaPortuguese
  • Бледнокрылый скворецRussian
  • Бледнокрылый длиннохвостый скворецRussian
  • liskavec naburupSlovak
  • blekvingad glansstareSwedish
  • Ak Kanatlı KızılkanatTurkish
  • моріо білокрилийUkrainian
  • 淡翅椋鳥Chinese
  • 淡栗翅椋鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the pale-winged starling

Other species in the same genus Onychognathus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the pale-winged starling?

An adult pale-winged starling weighs 100 g – 107 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the pale-winged starling endangered?

The pale-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 pale-winged starling?

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pale-winged starling (Onychognathus nabouroup). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pale-winged-starling

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{pale_winged_starling_2026,
  title = {Pale-winged starling (Onychognathus nabouroup)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pale-winged-starling},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}