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Tristram's starling

Onychognathus tristramii (P. L. Sclater, 1858)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The tristram's starling (Onychognathus tristramii) is a species in the family Sturnidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 121 g to 123 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Tristram's starling (Onychognathus tristramii)
Photo: Ray in Manila · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the tristram's starling

Weight
122.7 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
rockysrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.8 – 2.9src 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

Photos of the tristram's starling

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Tristram's starling (Onychognathus tristramii)
Ron Henzel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the tristram's starling live?

Not recorded

What is the tristram's starling?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Tristram's starling (Onychognathus tristramii), also known as Dead Sea starling or Tristram's grackle, is a species of starling native to the Middle East. It is the only member of the genus Onychognathus found mainly outside of Africa. The species is named after Reverend Henry Baker Tristram, who collected natural history specimens.

From the Wikipedia article “Tristram's starling” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tristram%27s_starling&oldid=1358279622), 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 tristram's starling endangered?

The tristram's 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 tristram's starling classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familySturnidae
  6. genusOnychognathus
  7. SpeciesOnychognathus tristramii (P. L. Sclater, 1858)

Synonyms Amydrus tristramii, Pilorhinus hadramauticus

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • Arabian chestnut-winged starlingEnglish
  • Tristram's grackleEnglish
  • زرزور أسودArabic
  • Тристрамов скорецBulgarian
  • estornell de TristamCatalan
  • špaček TristramůvCzech
  • drudwen TristramWelsh
  • Tristram´ SortstærDanish
  • Tristrams SortstærDanish
  • TristramstarGerman
  • arabia sturnoEsperanto
  • Estornino de TristramSpanish
  • jordani kuldnokkEstonian
  • rotkorakkeliFinnish
  • Etourneau de TristramFrench
  • Rufipenne de TristramFrench
  • Druid TristramIrish
  • טריסטרמיתHebrew
  • arabijski čvorakCroatian
  • fuvolázó fényseregélyHungarian
  • GljúfurstariIcelandic
  • Storno di TristramItalian
  • アラビアテリムクJapanese
  • rusvasparnis ilgauodegis varnėnasLithuanian
  • sarkanspārnu strazdsLatvian
  • Tristrams SpreeuwDutch
  • klippestærNorwegian
  • czarnotek arabskiPolish
  • estorninho-de-tristramPortuguese
  • Estorninho-d'asa-ruivaPortuguese
  • estorninho-de-asa-ruivaPortuguese
  • Тристрамов скворецRussian
  • Тристрамов длиннохвостый скворецRussian
  • BáktestárraNorthern Sami
  • liskavec roklinovýSlovak
  • izraelski rdečeperutecSlovenian
  • sinaiglansstareSwedish
  • Arabistan KızılkanadıTurkish
  • моріо аравійськийUkrainian
  • 紅海栗翅椋鳥Chinese
  • 红海栗翅椋鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the tristram's 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 tristram's starling?

An adult tristram's starling weighs 122.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the tristram's starling endangered?

The tristram's 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 tristram's starling?

The tristram's starling (Onychognathus tristramii) belongs to the family Sturnidae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Tristram's starling (Onychognathus tristramii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tristrams-starling

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{tristrams_starling_2026,
  title = {Tristram's starling (Onychognathus tristramii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tristrams-starling},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}