Chestnut Tailed Starling is belong to introduced bird in Taiwan. They are released to the wild by their owners for some reason. Although their population is not as large as those of three other introduced birds, the Philippine Glossy Starling, the Common Myna, and the White-vented Myna, they still post a threat to local ecosystem.
video recorded at Dazhi, Taipei City, Taiwan, on 10/5/2011
| Chinese name: | 栗尾椋鳥 |
| English name: | Chestnut Tailed Starling |
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| Scientific name: | Sturnus malabaricus |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Species status: | Species |
| Conservation status: | Least Concern |
| Migration status: | Introduced bird in Taiwan |
| Frequency of appearance: | Rare in Taiwan |
| Foods: | Seeds, fruits, nectar |
| Habitat: | Woods |
| Altitude: | Low altitude |
| Behavior: | Often appear in flocks in woods, eating the fruits of banyan trees or the nectar of the kapok flowers. |
| Characteristics: | General Characteristics: About 18 cm long. The bird is mainly milky gray. The upper wing coverts are also milky gray, but darker. The primaries are even darker, close to grayish black. Both sides of the tail are chestnut. Central part of the tail is grayish black. Rump is chestnut too. Back is gray. Both sides of the belly are slightly brown. Bill and feet are yellow. |
| Breeding places: | Breeding in Nepal, southern Pakistan. |
| Migration destinations: | |
| Time photographed: | 10/5/2012 |
| Location found: | the riverside park near Dazhi, Taipei City |
| Sources: | Internet |
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