Socotra starling

The Socotra starling (Onychognathus frater) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is endemic to Socotra island,^[2] which is off the southeast coast of Yemen.

Socotra starling
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Sturnidae
Genus:	Onychognathus
Species:	O. frater
Binomial name
Onychognathus frater (PL Sclater & Hartlaub, 1881)

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and rural gardens.

The Socotra starling builds its nests in the hollow branches of Socotra's dragon blood tree^[3] (Dracaena cinnabari). In addition to feeding on grasshoppers and figs,^[2] the bird also eats the berries of the dragon blood tree and helps disperse the tree's seeds.^[4]