Creatophora cinerea
            
               (L 7.5-8")
          
         
            
               Nairobi National Park
            
               18Oct2014
          
         
            
               Highly gregarious...is an omnivore,
               like other starlings...has a large,
               expanding range in Arica.
          
         
         
         
            
               non-breeding
               males, no
               wattle present
          
         
            
               Creatophora in Greek means
               flesh carrying (referring to the
               wattle); cinera in Latin means
               ash-gray.
          
         
         
            
               © Jennifer F.
               M. Horne
            
               Macaulay
               Library