Red-billed Starling (Spodiopsar sericeus) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernInvertebratesShrublandCavity nestMedium · 65 g

Red-billed Starling (Spodiopsar sericeus), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Kim, Hyun-tae, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Kim, Hyun-tae · cc-by

Red-billed Starling (Spodiopsar sericeus), photo 2 — Photo: Gray, George Robert; Swainson, William · Public domain

Red-billed Starling (Spodiopsar sericeus), photo 3 — Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark · CC BY 2.0

Red-billed Starling (Spodiopsar sericeus), photo 4 — Photo: unknown · CC BY 4.0

Red-billed Starling (Spodiopsar sericeus), photo 5 — Photo: Gray, George Robert; Swainson, William · Public domain

Red-billed Starling (Spodiopsar sericeus), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Kalvin Chan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Red-billed Starling (Spodiopsar sericeus), photo 7 — Photo: (c) 夏仲归, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Red-billed Starling (Spodiopsar sericeus), photo 8 — Photo: (c) 許慶棠Ray, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Red-billed Starling (Spodiopsar sericeus), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Yi CHEN, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Red-billed Starling (Spodiopsar sericeus), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Yi CHEN, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Red-billed Starling

The red-billed starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in south and southeastern China.

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Where the Red-billed Starling lives

Regular rangeRare visitor

China Taiwan Hong Kong SAR China South Korea Philippines Japan Vietnam Singapore Macao SAR China Thailand Laos

Recorded as a rare visitor in India, Mongolia, Cambodia.

When to see the Red-billed Starling

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

Easily confused with

White-cheeked StarlingSpodiopsar cineraceusWhite-cheeked starlings are 24 cm in length.

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