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Photo by Romy Ocon
Photo taken in UP Campus, Quezon City, the Philippines

Sturnus philippensis

[edit] Identification

Male - chestnut cheek and purple; female - dark brownish grey upperparts and dark bill.

[edit] Distribution

Singapore, Brunei, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, North Korea, South Korea, Russia, and Taiwan.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species, which is sometimes placed in the genus Sturnia.

[edit] Habitat

Temperate forests.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] References

Birdwatch Philippines

[edit] External Links