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| + | ''Alternarive name: Rose-coloured Starling'' | ||
| + | [[Image:Rosy_Starling.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by john-henry <br />Location: [[Lesvos]] ]] | ||
;[[: Category:Sturnus|Sturnus]] roseus | ;[[: Category:Sturnus|Sturnus]] roseus | ||
| − | + | ''Pastor roseus'' | |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Pink body, pale orange legs and bill, black head, wings and tail. Males in the breeding season have elongated head feathers forming a wispy crest that is fluffed and more prominent when the bird gets excited. Females have a short crest and are duller overall. A photo is included of a first-year bird, the type that most often occur as vagrants in western Europe. | Pink body, pale orange legs and bill, black head, wings and tail. Males in the breeding season have elongated head feathers forming a wispy crest that is fluffed and more prominent when the bird gets excited. Females have a short crest and are duller overall. A photo is included of a first-year bird, the type that most often occur as vagrants in western Europe. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a monotypic species which is sometimes placed in the genus ''[[: Category:Pastor|Pastor]]''. | This is a monotypic species which is sometimes placed in the genus ''[[: Category:Pastor|Pastor]]''. | ||
| + | [[Image:Rosy_Starling_1k_by_jandok.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo by jandok<br/ >Location: Lauwersmeer - [[Netherlands]] ]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Steppe and open agricultural land. | Steppe and open agricultural land. | ||
Revision as of 11:49, 4 December 2008
Alternarive name: Rose-coloured Starling
- Sturnus roseus
Pastor roseus
Identification
Pink body, pale orange legs and bill, black head, wings and tail. Males in the breeding season have elongated head feathers forming a wispy crest that is fluffed and more prominent when the bird gets excited. Females have a short crest and are duller overall. A photo is included of a first-year bird, the type that most often occur as vagrants in western Europe.
Distribution
Eastern Europe, Asia and India. Vagrants to western Europe.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species which is sometimes placed in the genus Pastor.
Habitat
Steppe and open agricultural land.
Behaviour
Its diet includes grasshoppers and other insects.
Bird Song
<flashmp3>Sturnus roseus (song).mp3</flashmp3>
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