Onychognathus nabouroup
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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. This starling is found in arid and semi-arid areas in South-western Africa, mainly in areas with rocky terrain, cliffs and gorges.
The pale-winged starling is a generalist omnivore, feeding on a range of fruit and insects. It is monogamous. Pale-winged starling - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds Pale-winged starling Structured guide to the species in southern Africa Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-winged Starling sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 106th most-seen of the 122 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-winged Starling in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June–October and December–January, the lowest months. Those are among Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park's wettest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against almost none in July. May has too few records to rate.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pale-winged Starling sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Pale-winged Starling sightings, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Waterberg Plateau Park (Namibia, about 70%), Namib-Naukluft National Park (Namibia, about 50%) and Etosha National Park (Namibia, under 5%).
Same family: Sturnidae
The closest relatives of the Pale-winged Starling that you can see in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (family Sturnidae, Starlings) are Red-shouldered Glossy-starling (about 60%) and Wattled Starling (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pale-winged Starling is recorded against all the birds logged in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
