Pale-winged Starling (Onychognathus nabouroup) in Namibia
STARLINGs & their Allies - Bird of the Month: April 2013
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Re: STARLINGs & their Allies - Bird of the Month: April 2013
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Re: STARLINGs & their Allies - Bird of the Month: April 2013
They look similar to the Red-winged Starlings.
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Re: STARLINGs & their Allies - Bird of the Month: April 2013
The red-winged has a dark eye and the female a grey head; also the bill of the red-winged is more robust. Apart from that, you are quite right
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Re: STARLINGs & their Allies - Bird of the Month: April 2013
I did not know that starlings are "oxpeckers" or is it only the red-winged ones
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Re: STARLINGs & their Allies - Bird of the Month: April 2013
Also the pale-winged!
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Re: STARLINGs & their Allies - Bird of the Month: April 2013
Interesting don't ever remember seen Starlings doing this .
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Interesting!
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