Black-collared Starling

How to identify

Field marks

1. White head; yellow bare skin around the eye
2. A black collar encircling the neck
3. Dark brown back and wings, almost black
4. White tips to the tail and most wing feathers; entirely white primary coverts

Male, female and young

Sexes similar; juveniles are more rufous, with stripes on the neck and breast and a mask, but no black collar.

Voice

Very vocal, with a varied tone; calls include a Eurasian Jay-like “kraak kraak” and a whistled “prrü”.

Where and when it's recorded

Black-collared Starling has been recorded at 697 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 8 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Taipei – National Taiwan University Main CampusTaiwan (China)3,835 records
2. Mai Po Nature ReserveHong Kong (China)3,677 records
3. Huajiang IBA – Huajiang Wild Duck Nature Park (Huajiang to Zhongxing Bridge)Taiwan (China)3,148 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ChinaThailandCambodiaVietnamMyanmar (Burma)LaosMalaysiaSingapore

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The black-collared starling (Gracupica nigricollis) is a species of starling with black and white plumage and a black collar. It is found in southern China and most of mainland Southeast Asia, and has been introduced to Taiwan (China), Malaysia and Singapore. Its habitats include grassland, dry forest and human settlements.

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