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Starling ID. White-shouldered or Purple-backed?
« on: Oct 4th, 2006, 8:39pm »
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Starling ID. Is it a White-shouldered or Purple-backed?
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Re: Starling ID. White-shouldered or Purple-backed
« Reply #1 on: Oct 4th, 2006, 8:52pm »
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A white shouldered Starling, a useful hint is the iris color.
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Re: Starling ID. White-shouldered or Purple-backed
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Thanks a lot, birdwatcher.  
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Re: Starling ID. White-shouldered or Purple-backed
« Reply #3 on: Oct 5th, 2006, 12:57pm »
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As well as the pale iris, this bird shows a pale grey bill, pale grey back and rump the same colour as the mantle - all features of white-shouldered starling.
Daurian and chestnut-cheeked should also show more white in the wing (1st-winter white-shouldered shows little white in the wing)
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