Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Brahminy starling

Sturnia pagodarum

Description:

It is creamy orange bird with a black cap and a slight crest. They are usually seen in pairs or small flocks in open habitats on the plains of South Asia.

Habitat:

This passerine is typically found in dry forest, scrub jungle and cultivation and is often found close to human habitations. The especially favour areas with waterlogged or marshy lands.

Species ID Suggestions



Sign in to suggest organism ID

7 Comments

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Thanks Chime... I like most that you are presenting Fauna of Western ghats...!!

ChimeTsetan
ChimeTsetan 12 years ago

welcome abhishek.... always happy to help...
and thank you ashish for your praises ;) i hope ur those two trips must have been a success...!! cheers ..

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Welcome..!!
Hope you meet Chime Tsetan.. he is a good Photographer...!!
He stay in Karnataka too.

AbhishekDevendra
AbhishekDevendra 12 years ago

thanks AshishNimkar,that was so much useful

AbhishekDevendra
AbhishekDevendra 12 years ago

thanks for your valuable information ctsetan !

ChimeTsetan
ChimeTsetan 12 years ago

bhraminy starlings

AbhishekDevendra
Spotted by
AbhishekDevendra

Gadaga, Karnataka, India

Spotted on Oct 16, 2011
Submitted on Oct 16, 2011

Related Spottings

Sturnia sinensis 灰背椋鳥 Brahminy starling Brahminy myna Brahminy Starling

Nearby Spottings

Common Sandpiper hoopoe Spotting Mugger crocodile
Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team