Spot-winged starling
| Spot-winged starling | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Saroglossa |
| Species: | S. spiloptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Saroglossa spiloptera (Vigors, 1831) | |
The spot-winged starling (Saroglossa spiloptera) is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is found in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent and adjacent parts of Southeast Asia. Its range spans across Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, and possibly Bhutan. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. This species was first bred in the UK by Mrs K.M. Scamell in 1969. A detailed account of the breeding can be found in the January/February 1970 edition of Foreign Birds, the journal of the Foreign Bird League.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Saroglossa spiloptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.