Monday, November 14, 2016

PURPLE-BACKED STARLING

Photographed in Singapore November 2016 
(883)              PURPLE-BACKED STARLING                  Sternus sturninus  

SINGAPORE         (7)        

Also known as Daurian Starling. 17-19 cm. Found in secondary growth, forest edges, open areas, cultivation; lowlands. Range: breeds in SE Asia, Siberia, Ussuriland, Sakhalin, Mongolia, N,NE China, N Korea; winters Sumatra, Java.




















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