Javan Pied Starling
Gracupica jalla
An exceedingly rare Javan endemic starling now probably extinct in the wild. Brownish mantle, black chest and upperparts, with white belly, rump, cheek and shoulder stripe. Note the entirely ivory bill, pink legs and bare, red skin around and behind the eye. Unmistakeable, but be careful with escapee Asian Pied Starling that have black mantle, white forecrown and/or red on part of the bill. Previously seen in loose flocks, feeding on the ground of open areas, but now likely wiped out by capture for the cage bird trade. Song, a long, varied series of croaking, buzzing and shrill notes including mimicked sounds of other birds.
识别特征
An exceedingly rare Javan endemic starling now probably extinct in the wild. Brownish mantle, black chest and upperparts, with white belly, rump, cheek and shoulder stripe. Note the entirely ivory bill, pink legs and bare, red skin around and behind the eye. Unmistakeable, but be careful with escapee Asian Pied Starling that have black mantle, white forecrown and/or red on part of the bill. Previously seen in loose flocks, feeding on the ground of open areas, but now likely wiped out by capture for the cage bird trade. Song, a long, varied series of croaking, buzzing and shrill notes including mimicked sounds of other birds.
分类信息
Genus: Gracupica; Family: Sturnidae; Order: Passeriformes.
- 学名
- Gracupica jalla
- 命名信息
- (Horsfield, 1821)
- 目
- Passeriformes
- 科
- Sturnidae
- 属
- Gracupica
分布与栖息地
- 迁徙
- Resident species
行为
Migration pattern: Resident species.
保护状况
Population trend: declining.
- 种群趋势
- declining
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