Chestnut-cheeked Starling Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Agropsar sturninus
Family : Sturnidae
Order : Passeriformes
Class : Aves
Phylum : Chordata
Habitat : Villages
Description : Chestnut-cheeked starling is a medium sized passerine bird.Adult male glossy purple above, white below, with chestnut cheek patch, green wings, and white wing patch most noticeable in flight. Female gray-brown above, white below, and lacks the cheek patch; similar to a female Daurian Starling but less colorful, wing less marked. Prefers open areas with stands of tall vegetation. Regularly flocks with other starlings. They feed on ficus and barriers. It breeds in Japan and the Russian islands of Sakhalin and Kuriles; it winters in Taiwan, the Philippines and northern Borneo.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Acridotheres fuscus
(Great (White-vented) Myna) -
Pastor roseus
(Purple-backed Starling) -
Sturnus vulgaris
(Rosy Starling) -
Agropsar philippensis
(Asian Pied Starling) -
Acridotheres grandis
(Spot‑winged Starling) -
Gracula religiosa
(Asian Glossy Starling) -
Gracupica contra
(Brahminy Starling) -
Acridotheres ginginianus
(Jungle Myna) -
Sturnia pagodarum
(Chestnut‑tailed Starling) -
Aplonis panayensis
(Plain-backed Thrush complex (Possibly Alpine))
Species groups
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Bee-eaters -
Booby -
frigatebird -
phalarope -
tropicbird -
Martins and Swallows -
Crows, Drongos & allies -
Woodpeckers -
Eared Nightjars -
Ibises & Spoonbills -
Trogons -
Coucals -
Pelicans -
Darters -
Gulls -
Warblers and allies -
Flowerpeckers & Sunbirds -
Sparrows, Wagtails, Pipits a& allies -
moonbird -
Hawks & Eagles -
Snipes, Sandpipers, Plovers & allies -
Small Kingfishers -
Cisticola & Prinia -
Plovers & Lapwings -
Rails, Gallinules & Coots -
Tits -
Parrots -
Rosefinches and Buntings -
Bustards -
Grebes -
Pheasants & Partridges -
Old World flycatcher -
Starlings and Mynas -
Hornbills -
Buttonquails -
Rollers -
Bluebirds -
Crested Kingfishers -
Cormorants -
Pigeons and Doves -
Jacanas -
Typical Owl -
Finfoots &booby -
Flamingo -
Herons and Bitterns -
Treecreepers -
Nuthatch -
Barbets -
Treeswifts -
Swifts -
Crab-plovers, Coursers and Pratincoles -
Bulbuls -
Frogmouths -
Larks -
Storks -
Broadbills -
Thick-knees -
Painted-snipes -
Nightjars -
Barn-owls -
Large-billed Kingfishers -
Falcons -
Pittas -
Cranes -
Whistling-ducks -
Ducks, Geese & Swans -
Hoopoe
References:
Photo credit and copyright:Shahriar Rushdee,Bangladesh;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;bird song owner:Ukolov Ilya(www.xeno-canto.org/Ukolov Ilya), bird sound copyright reserved according to www.xeno-canto.org rules; more information, please contact us.
Photo credit and copyright:Shahriar Rushdee,Bangladesh;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;bird song owner:Ukolov Ilya(www.xeno-canto.org/Ukolov Ilya), bird sound copyright reserved according to www.xeno-canto.org rules; more information, please contact us.