Starlings, Rhabdornises

Chestnut-winged Starling

Onychognathus fulgidus

The Chestnut-winged Starling (Onychognathus fulgidus) is a 109 g forest bird that eats mostly fruit. Some populations migrate.

Family
Starlings, Rhabdornises
Order
Passeriformes
Weight
109 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Plants and seeds
Migration
Partial migrant
Countries recorded
16

Recorded in Ghana, Sao Tome and Principe, Uganda, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Angola, Gabon, Benin, Liberia, Eq. Guinea, Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Central African Rep..

Where to see it: São Tomé · Monte Café (São Tomé and Principe); PN Obô de São Tomé · Lagoa Amélia trail (São Tomé and Principe); PN Obô de São Tomé · Monte Carmo (São Tomé and Principe); São Tomé · Bom Sucesso Botanical Gardens (São Tomé and Principe); São Tomé · Mucumbli (São Tomé and Principe).

Photo: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons