Onychognathus morio Red-winged Starling Rooivlerkspreeu
Modimolle, Jul 2017
A breeding resident. Fairly common and widespread across the Waterberg, much scarcer in the surrounding thorn savanna (71% in, 29% out; recorded in 67% of the Waterberg pentads); frequents woodlands and urban and agricultural habitats; in pairs while breeding, these birds being closely tied to nest sites on cliff faces and, in towns and around farms, to buildings; at other times of the year often found in wide-ranging nomadic flocks that wander according to availability of fruiting trees (e.g. Olea, Grewia). Breeds in summer, often returning to the same site in successive years.
A breeding resident. Fairly common and widespread across the Waterberg, much scarcer in the surrounding thorn savanna (71% in, 29% out; recorded in 67% of the Waterberg pentads); frequents woodlands and urban and agricultural habitats; in pairs while breeding, these birds being closely tied to nest sites on cliff faces and, in towns and around farms, to buildings; at other times of the year often found in wide-ranging nomadic flocks that wander according to availability of fruiting trees (e.g. Olea, Grewia). Breeds in summer, often returning to the same site in successive years.
Alkantrant, Sep 2017
Lephalale, Jun 2018