Burung kicau (Songbirds)
Black-collared Starling
Gracupica nigricollis
- langka
- 55 km/h
- Risiko rendah
A piebald giant of the open country, stalking buffalo and tractors alike for stirred-up insects. Its harsh whistle is a fixture of Southeast Asian rice fields.
- Populasi
- Unquantified globally; estimated at roughly 10,000-100,000 breeding pairs in China plus 100-10,000 introduced breeding pairs in Taiwan, with the overall trend suspected to be increasing
- Habitat
- Open lowland habitats including grassland, dry dipterocarp forest, cultivated land, and around human settlements (rice paddies, town parks, roadsides), mainly below 2,000 m elevation
- Fakta menarik
- Ironically, the Black-collared Starling has benefited from deforestation and land clearing in Southeast Asia, which converted forest into the open grassland and cultivated habitat it prefers, allowing its range to expand.
- Sebaran
- Native to mainland Southeast Asia and southern China: Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, and southern China (Yunnan east to Fujian); introduced populations established in Taiwan, Malaysia, and Singapore
- Makanan
- Omnivorous ground forager taking insects (including grasshoppers and beetles), earthworms, and seeds; also picks at carrion and scraps near human settlements
- Ukuran
- 0,28 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,45 m
- Masa hidup
- 3,9 tahun
