Striated Starling (Aplonis striata)
Date: 25 May 2008
Location: Néssapoué (Nécaawpé) (Néssapoué, Northern Province, New Caledonia)
Number observed: 8
Notes:
chunky, with short wings and tail; female sooty and rather pale on lower belly; male blacker with bluish gloss on head and breast; dark orangish eye; rather attractive slurred whistles and warbles when perched; thin, high flight call
See general information about Striated Starling.
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