Spot-winged Starling
Saroglossa spilopterus
斑翅椋鸟
Introduction
A starling species (family Sturnidae) endemic to the Himalayan region and surrounding areas. It breeds in northern India and western Nepal, then migrates to winter in Northeast India, northeastern Bangladesh, and Myanmar. Inhabits subtropical and tropical moist lowland and montane forests. Feeds on insects, fruit, and nectar from flowering trees including Erythrina, Bombax, and Grevillea. First successfully bred in captivity in the United Kingdom in 1969.
Description
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Identification
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Distribution & Habitat
Breeds in northern India and western Nepal. Winters in Northeast India, northeastern Bangladesh, and Myanmar. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Undertakes seasonal migration between breeding and wintering ranges.
Behavior & Ecology
Diet consists primarily of insects and fruit, supplemented by nectar from Erythrina, Bombax, and Grevillea trees. The species has been successfully bred in captivity, with the first recorded breeding in the UK occurring in 1969 by Mrs K.M. Scamell. Details of this breeding were documented in the January/February 1970 edition of Foreign Birds, the journal of the Foreign Bird League.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Sturnidae
- Genus
- Saroglossa
- eBird Code
- spwsta1
Distribution
foothills of northern India and Nepal; winters to Myanmar and Thailand
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.