Description: English: Tristram's Starling עברית: עורב, Original Image Name:עורב, Notes:עורב שצולם במדבר יהודה, Location:מדבר יהודה. Date: between 2011 and 2011. Source: sharon shlomo via the PikiWiki - Israel free image collection project. Author: שרון שלמה. Permission (Reusing this file): : This file is licensed under the Creative CommonsAttribution 2.5 Generic license.:. Attribution: שרון שלמה. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5 CC BY 2.5 Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 truetrue. : This file has been submitted through the Israeli Pikiwiki project and uploaded here automatically. The project is cooperation between the Israel Internet Association and Wikimedia Israel in an effort to promote the concept of free content on the Web, by creating an image collection of digital-format, good quality photographs, documenting events relating to the history of Israel, or depicting places of distinction in Israel and the Middle East. Please consider notifying the project before renaming or deleting this file. Further information about the project can be found on the commons-l mailing list. : .
Tristram's starling or Tristram's grackle (Onychognathus tristramii) is a species of starling native to Israel, Jordan, northeastern Egypt (Sinai Peninsula), western Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Oman, nesting mainly on rocky cliff faces.The species is named after Reverend Henry Baker Tristram, who also collected natural history specimens. A member of the genus Onychognathus, it is 25 cm long (including a 9 cm tail), with a wingspan of 44–45 cm, and a weight of 100–140 g. The males have glossy iridescent black plumage with orange patches on the outer wing, which are particularly noticeable in flight. The bill and legs are black. Females and young birds are similar but duller and with a greyish head, lacking the plumage gloss. It is gregarious and noisy, with a call that resembles a wolf whistle. They are omnivorous, feeding on fruit and invertebrates, and can also be observed grooming Nubian ibex and domestic livestock for parasites. They are becoming increasingly commensal with man, feeding in towns and villages; this has enabled a recent northward spread in their distribution. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristram%27s_starling