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WoodlandCavity nestSmall · 40 g
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The adults have a total length of approximately 20 cm (7.9 in). They have grey upperparts and blackish remiges, but the colour of the remaining plumage depends on the subspecies. In the nominate subspecies and blythii, the underparts (incl. undertail) are rufous, but in nemoricola the underparts are whitish tinged rufous, especially on the flanks and crissum (the undertail coverts surrounding the cloaca). The nominate and nemoricola have a light grey head with whitish streaking (especially on crown and collar region). Both subspecies have white irises and a yellow bill with a pale blue base.
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When to see the Chestnut-tailed Starling
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Chestnut-tailed Starling
The map shades 16 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Chestnut-tailed Starling
The chestnut-tailed starling, also called grey-headed starling and grey-headed myna is a member of the starling family. It is a resident or partially migratory species found in wooded habitats in India and Southeast Asia. The species name is after the distribution of a former subspecies in the Malabar region. While the chestnut-tailed starling is a winter visitor to peninsular India, the closely related resident breeding population with a white head is now treated as a full species, the Malabar starling.
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Easily confused with
Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarumThis myna is pale buff creamy with a black cap and a loose crest.
White-shouldered StarlingSturnia sinensisThe white-shouldered starling has blue eyes, a grey bill, and a white patch on the shoulder.
White-headed StarlingSturnia erythropygiaThe white-headed starling, also known as the Andaman white-headed starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.
Side by side: Brahminy Starling vs Chestnut-tailed Starling · Chestnut-tailed Starling vs White-shouldered Starling
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