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Malabar White-headed Starling

Sturnia blythii

Notes:

Very difficult to spot these birds as they seem to nest in relatively higher branches of the trees.

2 Species ID Suggestions

Chestnut-tailed Starling
Sturnia malabarica Chestnut-tailed Starling
Vishal
Vishal 10 years ago
Malabar Starling
Sturnia blythii Malabar Starling


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Vishal
Vishal 10 years ago

@Satyen Thanks for the pointer. The wiki page pointed at a subspecies which i think is currently considered as a separate species - Malabar Starling. That seems to be a more appropriate ID. Please check link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malabar_St...

Vishal
Spotted by
Vishal

Thane, Maharashtra, India

Spotted on Aug 3, 2013
Submitted on Aug 19, 2013

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