Vinous-breasted starling
The vinous-breasted starling (Acridotheres burmannicus) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Acridotheres |
| Species: | A. burmannicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Acridotheres burmannicus (Jerdon, 1862) | |
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Vinous-breasted Starling
Taxonomy
Two subspecies are recognized: A. b. burmannicus Jerdon 1862, and A. b. leucocephalus Salvadori & Giglioli 1870.[2]
Distribution and habitat
It is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, 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 from a bird park in Tel Aviv.
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Acridotheres burmannicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103870359A94266502. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103870359A94266502.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- "Acridotheres burmannicus (Jerdon, 1862)". Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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