L=24cm
White-cheeked Starling (Adult)
White-cheeked Starling (Juvenile )
| No.506 | White-cheeked Starling | Spodiopsar cineraceus | L=24cm |
Rank : 1 |
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| This specieswith its trademark orange bill is, together with Tree Sparrow andTurtle-Dove, one of the gmeasurement birdsh to indicate the size of birds.In the order of Eurasian Tree Sparrow (14.5cm), White-cheeked Starling(24cm), Oriental Turtle-Dove (33cm), and Large-billed Crow (56.5cm), thesize becomes larger, and available for use to indicate the size of bird;e.g. glarger than Tree Sparrow, but smaller than White-cheeked Starling.hUsually seen in flocks, which at times amount to several hundreds. Lookingup the bird with its wings wide open, it looks like a big flying triangleruler. | ||||
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White-cheeked Starling (Adult) |
White-cheeked Starling (Juvenile ) |
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