Black-collared Starling (Gracupica nigricollis)

Other Names (World)
Black-collared Starling, Black-collared Myna, Black-necked Starling

Family
Sturnidae (Starlings)

Size
26 - 30 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Paykull, 1807)

Habitat
Grasslands, paddyfields, cultivated areas, towns.

Range (Guide)

Cambodia, China (mainland), Laos (B), Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.

Vagrant to Brunei Darussalam.

Myanmar (except western and south-west) and southern and south-eastern China (southern from Yunnan and northern Fujian) south to northern peninsular Thailand and southern Indochina. Introduced in Taiwan.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Often in small groups, foraging on the ground.

Food
Insects, small invertebrates.

Voice
A complex series of loud, coarse notes, 'tee tchew tee tchew tchew'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (99)...)

Black-collared Starling (Gracupica nigricollis) [XC778358]
by Tiantian Zhao \u8d75\u5929\u5929 from Wuhan, Hubei, China (song)

Black-collared Starling (Gracupica nigricollis) [XC770509]
by Xingyu Li \u674e\u5174\u5b87 from Datong Village, Meilan District, Haikou, Hainan, China (alarm call, call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Genus often merged with Sturnus.

References
See References.

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