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

White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis

Described by: Gmelin (1788)
Alternate common name(s): Chinese Starling, Gray-backed Starling, Grey-backed Starling
Old scientific name(s): Sturnus sinensis

Photographs

Hong Kong - Apr, 2006 © Neil Fifer  Hong Kong - Feb, 2009 © Neil Fifer  Eocheong, South Korea - May 11, 2003 © Nial Moores/Birds Korea  Eocheong, South Korea - May 4, 2004 © Michael Todd 
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Range

S. China from s. Szechwan e. to Fukien and Kwantung. Possibly breeds in Hainan, n. Indochina and n. Philippines. Resident on Taiwan.
Winters in Malaysia, Indochina, Hainan, and Philippines.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

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

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