Black-Collared Starling
Gracupica nigricollis
About This Species
A conspicuous, noisy starling native to parts of Southeast Asia and increasingly found as an established introduced population elsewhere, favouring open farmland, urban parks and wetland edges where it forages on the ground in small flocks for insects and grain. It is active by day, often gathering in vocal groups on open lawns or near water, and is easiest to observe in early morning when flocks are actively feeding.
Ethical Viewing Guidelines
- These starlings are generally tolerant of moderate approach in urban and farmland settings, but a distance of several metres avoids flushing feeding flocks unnecessarily.
- Where the species has become established outside its native range, some regions actively manage populations, so treat any close approach to nests with the same general caution given to native species, since disturbance during breeding can still cause nest abandonment.
LCAvesPasseriformesSturnidae
Seasonal Activity
175,958 sightings · 2000–2026
Citizen science records via GBIF
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Sturnidae
Photo
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Occurrence data from GBIF.