Bird Guide

White-collared Starling

Grafisia torquata

Least ConcernFruitWoodlandMedium · 64 g

About the White-collared Starling

The white-collared starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is monotypic within the genus Grafisia. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon.

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White-collared starlings are dimorphic in adulthood, with sexual differences in both size and coloration. Adult males have a glossy-black plumage save for a white patch on the chest which extends up to the wings; their bill and legs are black and a bright yellow iris. Adult females are primarily grey with black-tipped wing and tail feathers; the feathers on its crown and rump have blue-black tips. Juveniles and subadults tend to resemble the female, but with more brownish-grey feathers on their ventral plumage.

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Where the White-collared Starling lives

Regular range

When to see the White-collared Starling

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

Easily confused with

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