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Red-winged Starling

Onychognathus morio
Family
Starlings
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
rewsta1, RWST
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyStarlings (Sturnidae)
SpeciesOnychognathus morio
Codesrewsta1, RWST
Identification

The Red-winged Starling (Onychognathus morio) is a member of the Starlings family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code rewsta1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Starlings
Stripe-sided Rhabdornis
Rhabdornis mystacalis
Long-billed Rhabdornis
Rhabdornis grandis
Stripe-breasted Rhabdornis
Rhabdornis inornatus
Visayan Rhabdornis
Rhabdornis rabori
Fiery-browed Myna
Enodes erythrophris
Finch-billed Myna
Scissirostrum dubium
Red-winged Starling photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Onychognathus morio

Family: Starlings

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: rewsta1