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− | ''' | + | '''Alternative name: Grosbeak Starling''' |
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;[[: Category:Scissirostrum|Scissirostrum]] dubium | ;[[: Category:Scissirostrum|Scissirostrum]] dubium | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 20cm. A smallish starling with a massive bill. | ||
+ | * Dark grey plumage, darker on wing and tail | ||
+ | * Massive orange-yellow bill | ||
+ | * Bright red waxy tips on stiff and elongated feathers on rump and uppertail-coverts | ||
+ | * Very dark brown eye | ||
+ | * Orange-yellow legs | ||
+ | Sexes similar. Juveniles are mouse-brown, have a blackish eye and a slender and paler bill than adults. | ||
+ | [[Image:Finch-billed_Myna.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|mehdhalaouate|mehdhalaouate}}]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | + | Found on [[Sulawesi]] and some nearby islands (Bangka, Lembeh, Togian Islands, Buton and Banggai Islands) in [[Indonesia]].<br /> | |
+ | Widespread and common. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | This is a monotypic species | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Forest edge, lightly wooded areas and plantations. Occurs from sea-level up to 1000m, occasionally higher. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | Feeds on fruit, seeds and insects.<br /> | ||
+ | A highly gregarious species, usually seen in flocks of up to 150 birds. Forages often together with [[Short-tailed Starling]].<br /> | ||
+ | Breeding recorded in May. A [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monogamous]] species. Breeds in colonies with up to hundreds of nest. Bores a nest-hole in a dead wood, trees sometimes collapses as to many holes are made in one tree. Lays 2 eggs, in wild usually only one young produced per nest.<br /> | ||
+ | A resident species with some local movements. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#{{Ref-HBWVol14}} | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Scissirostrum+dubium}} | {{GSearch|Scissirostrum+dubium}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Scissirostrum]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Scissirostrum]] |
Revision as of 15:16, 20 November 2010
Alternative name: Grosbeak Starling
- Scissirostrum dubium
Identification
20cm. A smallish starling with a massive bill.
- Dark grey plumage, darker on wing and tail
- Massive orange-yellow bill
- Bright red waxy tips on stiff and elongated feathers on rump and uppertail-coverts
- Very dark brown eye
- Orange-yellow legs
Sexes similar. Juveniles are mouse-brown, have a blackish eye and a slender and paler bill than adults.
Distribution
Found on Sulawesi and some nearby islands (Bangka, Lembeh, Togian Islands, Buton and Banggai Islands) in Indonesia.
Widespread and common.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Forest edge, lightly wooded areas and plantations. Occurs from sea-level up to 1000m, occasionally higher.
Behaviour
Feeds on fruit, seeds and insects.
A highly gregarious species, usually seen in flocks of up to 150 birds. Forages often together with Short-tailed Starling.
Breeding recorded in May. A monogamous species. Breeds in colonies with up to hundreds of nest. Bores a nest-hole in a dead wood, trees sometimes collapses as to many holes are made in one tree. Lays 2 eggs, in wild usually only one young produced per nest.
A resident species with some local movements.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2009. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553507
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Finch-billed Myna. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Finch-billed_Myna