The Socotra starling (''Onychognathus frater'') is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitats are

subtropical or tropical dry forest The tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forest is a habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature and is located at tropical and subtropical latitudes. Though these forests occur in climates that are warm year-round, and may receive ...

subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (TSMF), also known as tropical moist forest, is a subtropical and tropical forest habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. Description TSMF is generally found in large, discont ...

, subtropical or tropical dry

shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity. It m ...

, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Birds described in 1881 Endemic birds of Socotra Onychognathus Taxa named by Philip Sclater Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Sturnidae-stub