Chestnut-Tailed Starling

A starling of open woodland, cultivated land and forest edge across South and Southeast Asia, usually seen in noisy, active flocks feeding on fruit, nectar and insects in flowering or fruiting trees. Look for a soft grey body contrasting with a warm chestnut tail and rump, and listen for the chattering, whistling calls typical of flocking starlings. Fruiting fig trees and flowering canopy are reliable places to find a flock.