Order Passeriformes Higher classification Acridotheres | Phylum Chordata Family Sturnidae Scientific name Acridotheres burmannicus Rank Species | |
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Similar Bird, Starling, Acridotheres, Zappey's flycatcher, Japanese leaf warbler | ||
Vinous breasted starling takes over a swift nest in katzenelson school
The vinous-breasted starling (Acridotheres burmannicus) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is sometimes placed in the myna genus Sturnus.
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Distribution and habitat
It is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam. In the early 2000s it has become an invasive species in Israel, alongside the common myna that invaded a few years earlier. Both populations seem to have started from individuals that escaped a bird park in Tel-Aviv.
References
Vinous-breasted starling Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA