Chestnut-tailed Starling
Sturnia malabarica
Conservation Status
Least ConcernAves · Passeriformes · Sturnidae
About
The chestnut-tailed starling, also called grey-headed starling and grey-headed myna is a member of the starling family. It is a resident or partially migratory species found in wooded habitats in India and Southeast Asia. The species name is after the distribution of a former subspecies in the Malabar region. While the chestnut-tailed starling is a winter visitor to peninsular India, the closely related resident breeding population with a white head is now treated as a full species, the Malabar starling.
Fun Fact
The species name is after the distribution of a former subspecies in the Malabar region.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Found in open woodland and cultivation, and it builds a nest in an old barbet or woodpecker hole in a tree-trunk, 3–12 m (9.
Diet
Eating fruit, nectar and insects.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance