Magpie Starling Speculipastor bicolor
Magpie Starling, near Yabello, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image

near Yabello, Ethiopia
January 2016

The Magpie Starling is distributed in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya. See the distribution map at Birdlife International. It seems to be nomadic with Ethiopia being more of a breeding area and Kenya more of a wintering area. It is found in arid and semi-arid habitats of open bush and woodland.
Magpie Starling, near Yabello, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image The male is black and white with a red eye. The white wing patches are more obvious in flight. The female is grey rather than black.
Magpie Starling, near Yabello, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image
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