Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Afrikaans:
Rooivlerkspreeu
Common Names in English:
African Red-winged Starling, Red-winged Starling, Redwinged Starling
Common Names in Finnish:
kalliorakkeli
Common Names in French:
Etourneau ? bec robuste
Common Names in German:
Rotschwingenstar
Common Names in Japanese:
アカバネテリムク
Description
Habitat
Typically found in a lake at a mean distance from sea level of 1,119 meters (3,671 feet).[1]
Ecology:
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.9 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
- 2 Savanna
- 2.1 Savanna - Dry
- 3 Shrubland
- 3.5 Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )
- 5.5 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)
- 6 Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs , mountain peaks)
- 14 Artificial/Terrestrial
- 14.5 Artificial/Terrestrial - Urban Areas [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Avialae
()
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
()
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
()
- Sibley et al., 1988
- Order:
Passeriformes
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Passeres
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) C. Linnaeus, 1766
- Parvorder:
Passerida
()
- Superfamily:
Muscicapoidea
()
- Family:
Sturnidae
()
- Subfamily:
Sturninae
()
- Genus:
Onychognathus
()
- Hartlaub, 1849
- Specific name:
morio
- (Linnaeus) 1766
- Scientific name: - Onychognathus morio (Linnaeus, 1766) (Linnaeus) 1766
- Specific name:
morio
- (Linnaeus) 1766
- Genus:
Onychognathus
(
- Subfamily:
Sturninae
(
- Family:
Sturnidae
(
- Superfamily:
Muscicapoidea
(
- Parvorder:
Passerida
(
- Suborder:
Passeres
(
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Onychognathus morio (Linnaeus, 1766)
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001
Similar Species
Members of the genus Onychognathus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 14 species and subspecies in this genus:
O. albirostris (White-Bellied Starling) · O. blythii (Somali Chestnut-Winged Starling) · O. frater (Socotra Chestnut-Winged Starling) · O. fulgidus (Sao Tome Chestnut-Winged Starling) · O. fulgidus fulgidus (Sao Tome Chestnut-Winged Starling) · O. morio (African Red-Winged Starling) · O. morio morio (African Red-Winged Starling) · O. nabouroup (Pale-Winged Starling) · O. salvadorii (Bristle-Crowned Starling) · O. tenuirostris (Slender-Billed Chestnut-Winged Starling) · O. tenuirostris tenuirostris (Slender-Billed Red-Winged Starling) · O. tristramii (Arabian Chestnut-Winged Starling) · O. walleri (Waller's Chestnut-Winged Starling) · O. walleri walleri (Waller's Chestnut-Winged Starling)
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Further Reading
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url p. 340, p. 502, p. 503.
- Bulletin / Peabody Museum of Natural History. 1971 New Haven: Peabody Museum of Natural History, url p. 189, p. 189.
- Check-list of birds of the world. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1931-1987. url p. 88.
- IUCN Directory of Afrotropical Protected Areas IUCN, UNEP url p. 1026, p. 986.
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url p. 46.
- Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. 146 1964 Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1862-1968. url p. 102, p. 30.
- The birds of Africa, comprising all the species which occur in the Ethiopian region, by G.E. Shelley. .. London, Published for the author by R.H. Porter (18 Princes Street, Cavendish Square, W.), 1896-1912. url p. 105, p. 106, p. 107.
Notes
Contributors
- BirdLife International 2009. Onychognathus morio. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 03February2012.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 06, 2007:
- Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
- OZCAM
- Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
- , Bird specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5007
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-561671
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13766860
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 561671
- IUCN ID: 228104
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 139523
Footnotes
- Standard Deviation = 575.410 based on 10,016 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
