Vinous-breasted starling
The vinous-breasted starling (Acridotheres burmannicus) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is sometimes placed in the genus Sturnus.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Acridotheres |
| Species: | A. burmannicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Acridotheres burmannicus (Jerdon, 1862) | |
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Distribution and habitat
It is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam. In the early 2000s it has become an invasive species in Israel, alongside the common myna that invaded a few years earlier. Both populations seem to have started from individuals that escaped from a bird park in Tel Aviv.
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Acridotheres burmannicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- BirdLife International 2004. Sturnus burmannicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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