Vinous-breasted starling

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

Vinous-breasted starling
Scientific classification
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

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 from a bird park in Tel Aviv.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Acridotheres burmannicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2018.


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