Bird watching in Thailand - Vinous-breasted Starling / Acridotheres burmannicus

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Vinous-breasted Starling, Acridotheres burmannicus, นกกิ้งโครงหัวสีนวล

The vinous-breasted starling (Acridotheres burmannicus) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is sometimes placed in the myna genus Sturnus.

Distribution and habitat
It is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, 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 a bird park in Tel-Aviv.

Range map from www.oiseaux.net - Ornithological Portal Oiseaux.net

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Length: 22 cm

Wingspan:

Weight:

Longevity:

Distinctive Feature

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Similar Species

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From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.

Female / Male / Juvenile

• Sexes similar. Juveniles are duller, have a brown crown and a brown eye. Leucocephalus is generally darker and has a pale neck collar.

From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.

Listen to the Vinous-breasted Starling

Sound from www.xeno-canto.org

Remarks from the Recordist

Recorded with my ZOOM H5 Handy Recorder. High Pass Filter applied with Audacity

THANKS TO eBIRD FOR CORRECTING MY ID from Brahminy Starling to Vinous-breasted Starling

I see one Vinous-breasted Starling next to the road, I make a U-turn to go back to try to make a recording and to get some pictures. Now I discover 5 or 6 Vinous-breasted Starling next to the road.

Sound from www.xeno-canto.org

Remarks from the Recordist

Recorded with my ZOOM H5 Handy Recorder. High Pass Filter applied with Audacity

I approach the birds foraging on the lawn. The fly up in the tree and they make noises and we can hear when they fly away in the end

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2018.

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Sighted: (Date of first photo that I could use) 14 June 2020
Location: Open areas on Hwy. 3510 at Km.48 vicinity, Kaeng Krachan

Vinous-breasted Starling / นกกิ้งโครงหัวสีนวล - 14 June 2020
eBird hotspot: Open areas on Hwy. 3510 at Km.48 vicinity, Kaeng Krachan

Vinous-breasted Starling / นกกิ้งโครงหัวสีนวล - 14 June 2020
eBird hotspot: Open areas on Hwy. 3510 at Km.48 vicinity, Kaeng Krachan

Vinous-breasted Starling / นกกิ้งโครงหัวสีนวล - 14 June 2020
eBird hotspot: Open areas on Hwy. 3510 at Km.48 vicinity, Kaeng Krachan

Vinous-breasted Starling / นกกิ้งโครงหัวสีนวล - 14 June 2020
eBird hotspot: Open areas on Hwy. 3510 at Km.48 vicinity, Kaeng Krachan

Vinous-breasted Starling / นกกิ้งโครงหัวสีนวล - 14 June 2020
eBird hotspot: Open areas on Hwy. 3510 at Km.48 vicinity, Kaeng Krachan

Vinous-breasted Starling / นกกิ้งโครงหัวสีนวล - 1 July 2020
eBird hotspot: Novotel Chumphon Beach Resort & Golf Club, Chumphon

Vinous-breasted Starling / นกกิ้งโครงหัวสีนวล - 1 July 2020
eBird hotspot: Novotel Chumphon Beach Resort & Golf Club, Chumphon

Vinous-breasted Starling / นกกิ้งโครงหัวสีนวล - 1 July 2020
eBird hotspot: Novotel Chumphon Beach Resort & Golf Club, Chumphon

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