---
title: "Pale-winged Starling"
description: "Onychognathus nabouroup — Aves. The pale-winged starling (Onychognathus nabouroup) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/pale-winged-starling
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pale-winged Starling

> Onychognathus nabouroup — Aves. The pale-winged starling (Onychognathus nabouroup) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.

- Scientific name: *Onychognathus nabouroup*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 1190
- Wikidata: [Q1588846](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1588846)
- iNaturalist taxon: [14969](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14969)

## Names

- en: Pale-winged Starling
- de: Fahlflügelstar
- es: Estornino naburup
- fr: Rufipenne nabouroup
- nl: Vaalvleugelspreeuw
- pl: Czarnotek białoskrzydły

## Countries with the most observations

NA (794), ZA (351), AO (6)

## Summary

The pale-winged starling (Onychognathus nabouroup) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale-winged_starling

## Photo

![Pale-winged Starling](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pale-winged-starling/medium.jpg)

Photo: n_armstrong · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137721470

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pale-winged-starling?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).