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[[Image:Tristrams_Starling.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by yossi<br />Photo taken: Ein Geddi, Israel..]] | [[Image:Tristrams_Starling.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by yossi<br />Photo taken: Ein Geddi, Israel..]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 25 cm long (including a 9 cm tail). Iridescent black plumage, orange patches on outer wing, black bill and legs. Females and young birds are similar but duller and with a greyish head, lacking the gloss. | |
| − | + | ==Distribution== | |
| − | + | [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], northeastern [[Egypt]], western [[Saudi Arabia]], and [[Yemen]]. | |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Rocky cliff faces. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | The diet includes fruit and invertebrates; they groom Nubian Ibex and domestic livestock for parasites. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Tristram's+Starling}} | {{GSearch|Tristram's+Starling}} | ||
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Revision as of 14:02, 3 July 2008
- Onychognathus tristramii
Identification
25 cm long (including a 9 cm tail). Iridescent black plumage, orange patches on outer wing, black bill and legs. Females and young birds are similar but duller and with a greyish head, lacking the gloss.
Distribution
Israel, Jordan, northeastern Egypt, western Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Rocky cliff faces.
Behaviour
The diet includes fruit and invertebrates; they groom Nubian Ibex and domestic livestock for parasites.
