Chestnut-cheeked starling
| Chestnut-cheeked starling | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Agropsar |
| Species: | A. philippensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Agropsar philippensis (Forster, 1781) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sturnia philippensis | |
The chestnut-cheeked starling (Agropsar philippensis) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is sometimes placed in the genus Sturnia or Sturnus. It is found in Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, and Taiwan. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Sturnus philippensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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