Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Starlings :: White-cheeked Starling

White-cheeked Starling Sturnus cineraceus

Described by: Temminck (1835)
Alternate common name(s): Gray Starling, Grey Starling, Ashy Starling
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan - Mar 22, 2005 © William Hull  Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan - Mar 22, 2005 © William Hull  Kasai Rinkan Koen, Tokyo, Japan - Mar 24, 2005 © William Hull  Kasai Rinkan Koen, Tokyo, Japan - Mar 24, 2005 © William Hull  Kasai Rinkan Koen, Tokyo, Japan - Mar 24, 2005 © William Hull 
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Range

Ne. Asia;
E. Mongolia, n. China, se. Siberia, Kuril Is., and Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, and Kyushu).
Winters in s. China, Indochina, Hainan and the Philippines.

Videos

Yatsu Higata Nature Observation Center, Chiba, Japan - Feb 16, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is feeding in the grass.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Biological Research Information Center, BRIC of Korea

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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