Tristram's Starling
Onychognathus tristramii
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
Tristram's starling, also known as Dead Sea starling or Tristram's grackle, is a species of starling native to the Middle East. It is the only member of the genus Onychognathus found mainly outside of Africa. The species is named after Reverend Henry Baker Tristram, who collected natural history specimens.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Sturnidae
- Genus
- Onychognathus