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Spot-winged Starling
A species of Spot-winged Starling Scientific name : Saroglossa spilopterus Genus : Spot-winged Starling
Spot-winged Starling, A species of Spot-winged Starling
Botanical name: Saroglossa spilopterus
Genus: Spot-winged Starling
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Description
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The spot-winged starling (Saroglossa spilopterus) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It breeds in northern India and western Nepal; it winters in Northeast India, north-eastern Bangladesh and Myanmar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. 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.
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Size
19 cm
Nest Placement
Cavity
Dite type
Omnivorous
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General Info
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Feeding Habits
Bird food type
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Scientific Classification
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Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Starlings Genus
Spot-winged Starling Species
Spot-winged Starling