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Passeriformes / Sturnidae / Agropsar

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

Agropsar philippensis · 紫背椋鸟

IUCN: Least Concern Found in China

Distribution & Habitat

Breeds in Japan and the Russian islands of Sakhalin and Kuriles; winters in Taiwan, the Philippines and northern Borneo.

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Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Sturnidae
Genus
Agropsar

Distribution

breeds southern Sakhalin, Kuril Islands, and northern Japan; winters to Philippines, Sulawesi, and Borneo

Vocalizations

Timur Kalininsky · CC_BY_4_0

Data Sources

Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.