Starlings (Sturnidae)
White-shouldered Starling (Sturnia sinensis) - HBW 14, p. 731
French: Étourneau mandarin
German: Mandarinstar
Spanish: Estornino Chino
Other common names: Chinese/Grey-backed Starling
Taxonomy: Oriolus sinensis J. F. Gmelin, 1788, China.
Genus often subsumed into Sturnus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Breeds SE China (S of a line from E Yunnan E to Fujian, including Hong Kong and Hainan I) and NE & NC Vietnam; non-breeding Hong Kong, Taiwan, and from S Myanmar and Thailand E to Indochina, S to Malay Peninsula.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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First a male bird preening , later a female bird preening a male bird. While a juvenile flies away. Locality Laem Pak Bia-Pak Thale, Phetchaburi Province, Western Thailand, Thailand (Monotypic species)
Yoel Jimenez 25 February 2012 6 weeks ago 22 sec 3.8 -
A group perched in a tree. Locality Laem Pak Bia-Pak Thale, Phetchaburi Province, Western Thailand, Thailand (Monotypic species)
Yoel Jimenez 25 February 2012 6 weeks ago 1 min 5 sec 3.4 -
A perched bird, preening Locality Hong Kong Zoo, Hong Kong (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 April 2002 5 years ago 17 sec 3
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On Coral Tree - Feeding
Locality Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter, Hong Kong
Bob Thompson 19 February 2009 3 years ago 4.6 -
On Tree.
Locality Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter, Hong Kong
Bob Thompson 19 February 2009 3 years ago 4.1 -
male
Locality Heuksan-do Island, Jeollanam-do Province, South Korea
AurélienAudevard 2 May 2009 2 years ago 3.4 -
Several other same species starlings were nearby on the other trees. They sang loudly and very active although it was hot.
Locality Nam Sang Wai, Yuen Long, Hong Kong
waisum 22 August 2009 2 years ago 3.3 -
Adult bird on a branch.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (Monotypic species)
Tomasz Doroń 7 October 2009 2 years ago 3
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