White-cheeked starling | |
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Adult male (left) and female (right) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Sturnidae |
Genus: | Spodiopsar |
Species: | S. cineraceus
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Binomial name | |
Spodiopsar cineraceus (Temminck, 1835)
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Synonyms | |
Sturnus cineraceus |
The white-cheeked starling or grey starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus) is a passerine bird of the starling family. It is native to eastern Asia where it is a common and well-known bird in much of its range.