Grosbeak Starling (Scissirostrum dubium)

Other Names (World)
Grosbeak Starling, Finch-billed Myna, Celebes Myna, Latham's Myna, Woodpecker Starling, Scissor-billed Starling

Family
Sturnidae (Starlings)

Size
21 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Latham, 1802)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B).

Sulawesi and nearby islands of Bangka, Lembeh, Togian Is, Buton, and Banggai Is (Peleng, Banggai).

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.

Food
Fruit, grain, insects.

Voice
Vocal. A 'churip' uttered frquently in flight. Nasal chatter.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (14)...)

Grosbeak Starling (Scissirostrum dubium) [XC89310]
by Niels Poul Dreyer from , Indonesia (call, calls (group))

Grosbeak Starling (Scissirostrum dubium) [XC18824]
by Frank Lambert from , Indonesia (?)

Nest
In a hollow bored in a rotting or dying trunk of a tree. In colonies, often of many hundreds.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Birds from Peleng described as subspecies pelingense, but considered inseparable from those eslewhere in species' range.

References
See References.

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