White-shouldered Starling (Sturnia sinensis)

Other Names (World)
White-shouldered Starling, Chinese Starling, Grey-backed Starling, Gray-backed Starling

Family
Sturnidae (Starlings)

Size
18.50 - 20.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gmelin, 1788)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry shrubland, dry savanna.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China (mainland), India, Japan, Laos (P), Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan (China), Thailand, Vietnam (NB).

Breeds south-eastern China (south of a line from eastern Yunnan east to Fujian, including Hong Kong and Hainan I) and north-eastern and north-central Vietnam. Non-breeding Hong Kong, Taiwan, and from southern Myanmar and Thailand east to Indochina, south to Malay Peninsula.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (13)...)

White-shouldered Starling (Sturnia sinensis) [XC798420]
by \u98db\u9b5a from Xiamen, Fujian, China (call)

White-shouldered Starling (Sturnia sinensis) [XC815818]
by Geoff Carey from San Tin Fishponds, New Territories, Hong Kong, China (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-shouldered Starling (Sturnia sinensis) - 10 files

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