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Starling ID 甚麼椋鳥?

Starling ID 甚麼椋鳥?

Kowloon Park
20/10/2006

Is this a Purple-backed  Starling?
Please help to id.
Thanks.

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This is a tricky one:

It looks like it has lots of white on the wing which suggests White-shouldered Starling, but it appears o have an all-dark eye, which is a good feature for Daurian or Chestnut-cheeked.

I have never known the eye test to be wrong, while the amount of white on the wing can be variable, so i'll go for Daurian, but I'd be happy to hear if others have a different opinion.

Cheers
Mike K
Mike KilburnVice Chairman, HKBWSChairman, Conservation Committee

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Thanks Mike.

Allen

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I agrrem this is a Daurian (or Purple-backed) Starling, you can also see the dark mantle of this species which eliminates White-shouldered.

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