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| − | ''Alternarive name: Rose-coloured Starling'' | + | '''Alternarive name: Rose-coloured Starling''' |
| − | [[Image:Rosy_Starling.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by john-henry <br />Location: [[ | + | [[Image:Rosy_Starling.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|john-henry|john-henry}} <br />Location: Lesvos, [[Greece]]]] |
;[[: Category:Sturnus|Sturnus]] roseus | ;[[: Category:Sturnus|Sturnus]] roseus | ||
''Pastor roseus'' | ''Pastor roseus'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Pink body | + | 21cm<br /> |
| − | + | Pink Legs<br /> | |
| + | Short stout bill<br /> | ||
| + | '''Adult''' | ||
| + | Rose-pink body with glossy black crested head, neck, wings, vent and tail. Bill is orange/pink in summer, brown in winter.<br /> | ||
| + | '''Females''' a bit duller, with a shorter crest.<br /> | ||
| + | '''Juvenile''' no crest. Sandy-brown upperparts, dark, pale-fringed wings, dark tail, whitish underparts. Yellowish bill. Pale rump and dark patches under the wing show in flight. | ||
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | Juvenile resembles a pale young [[Common Starling]], but can be identified by the pink legs and paler plumage. | ||
| + | [[Image:Rosy_Starling_1k_by_jandok.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo by {{user|jandok|jandok}}<br / >Location: [[Lauwersmeer]], [[Netherlands]] <br / >A first-year bird, the type that most often occur as vagrants in western Europe]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Eastern [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [[India]]. Vagrants to western Europe. | Eastern [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [[India]]. Vagrants to western Europe. | ||
==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]]''. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Steppe and open agricultural land. | Steppe and open agricultural land. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Gregarious, forming flocks with [[Common Starling]]. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | Nests in holes in walls, among stones on open ground. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
Its diet includes grasshoppers and other insects. | Its diet includes grasshoppers and other insects. | ||
| − | == | + | ====Vocalisation==== |
| + | High-pitched rapid chatter when feeding in flocks. | ||
<flashmp3>Sturnus roseus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Sturnus roseus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Sturnus roseus (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Sturnus roseus (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | #Birdwatchers Pocket Guide ISBN 1-85732-804-3 | ||
| + | #Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966 | ||
| + | #Collins Field Guide 5th Edition | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Starling+roseus}} | {{GSearch|Starling+roseus}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Sturnus]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Sturnus]][[Category:Bird Songs]] |
Revision as of 17:24, 25 March 2009
Alternarive name: Rose-coloured Starling
- Sturnus roseus
Pastor roseus
Identification
21cm
Pink Legs
Short stout bill
Adult
Rose-pink body with glossy black crested head, neck, wings, vent and tail. Bill is orange/pink in summer, brown in winter.
Females a bit duller, with a shorter crest.
Juvenile no crest. Sandy-brown upperparts, dark, pale-fringed wings, dark tail, whitish underparts. Yellowish bill. Pale rump and dark patches under the wing show in flight.
Similar Species
Juvenile resembles a pale young Common Starling, but can be identified by the pink legs and paler plumage.
Location: Lauwersmeer, Netherlands
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
Gregarious, forming flocks with Common Starling.
Breeding
Nests in holes in walls, among stones on open ground.
Diet
Its diet includes grasshoppers and other insects.
Vocalisation
High-pitched rapid chatter when feeding in flocks.
<flashmp3>Sturnus roseus (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Wikipedia
- Birdwatchers Pocket Guide ISBN 1-85732-804-3
- Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
