Chestnut-cheeked Starling (Agropsar philippensis) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernRareOmnivoreWoodlandCavity nestSmall · 29 g

Chestnut-cheeked Starling (Agropsar philippensis), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Andrew Bazdyrev, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chestnut-cheeked Starling (Agropsar philippensis), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Pauline Carmel Joy Eje, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chestnut-cheeked Starling (Agropsar philippensis), photo 3 — Photo: (c) ITÔ, Hiroki, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chestnut-cheeked Starling (Agropsar philippensis), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Hawk T., some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chestnut-cheeked Starling (Agropsar philippensis), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Timur Kalininsky, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chestnut-cheeked Starling (Agropsar philippensis), photo 6 — Photo: (c) ITÔ, Hiroki, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chestnut-cheeked Starling (Agropsar philippensis), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Timur Kalininsky, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chestnut-cheeked Starling (Agropsar philippensis), photo 8 — Photo: (c) WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chestnut-cheeked Starling (Agropsar philippensis), photo 9 — Photo: (c) ITÔ, Hiroki, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chestnut-cheeked Starling (Agropsar philippensis), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Timur Kalininsky, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Chestnut-cheeked Starling

The chestnut-cheeked starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It breeds in Japan and the Russian islands of Sakhalin and Kuriles; it winters in Taiwan, the Philippines and northern Borneo.

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Where it lives

Regular rangeRare visitor

Japan Taiwan Philippines South Korea China Malaysia Hong Kong SAR China Thailand Indonesia Russia Singapore Laos Bangladesh

Recorded as a rare visitor in India, Cambodia.

When to see it

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak activity in April · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Daurian StarlingAgropsar sturninusThe Daurian starling is distinguished from other starling species by its dark mantle and crown and narrow wing bars.

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