Biology:Vinous-breasted starling

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Short description: Species of bird

Vinous-breasted starling
Acridotheres burmannicus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Acridotheres
Species:
A. burmannicus
Binomial name
Acridotheres burmannicus
(Jerdon, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Poliopsar cambodianus
  • Sturnus burmannicus
Vinous-breasted Starling

The vinous-breasted starling (Acridotheres burmannicus) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.[2]

Taxonomy

Two subspecies are recognized: A. b. burmannicus Jerdon 1862, and A. b. leucocephalus Salvadori & Giglioli 1870.[2]

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Cambodia, China , Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. In the early 2000s it has become an invasive species in Israel, alongside the common myna that invaded a few years earlier. Both populations seem to have started from individuals that escaped from a bird park in Tel Aviv.

References


Wikidata ☰ Q18229940 entry