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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
General
Conservation
Distribution
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References
General Information
Spodiopsar sericeus
Red-billed Starling
Animal Group:
Bird
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Sturnidae
Other Name(s):
Sturnus sericeus
Other Common Name(s):
Silky Starling
Conservation Status
Statutory Protection in Hong Kong
Listed in Wild Animals Protection Ordinance (
Cap. 170
)
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Status
Least Concern
Fellowes
et al.
(2002)
Global Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Common winter visitor. Widely distributed in Hong Kong
Photo Gallery
References
More on Bird in HK
Carey, G.J., Chalmers, M.L., Diskin, D.A., Kennerley, P.R., Leader, P.J., Leven, M.R., Lewthwaite, R.W., Melville, D.S., Turnbull, M., Young, L. 2001.
The Avifauna of Hong Kong
. Hong Kong Bird Watching Society, Hong Kong.
Philips, K., Lam, C.Y., Viney, C. 1994.
Birds of Hong Kong and South China
. Government Printer, Hong Kong.
Zheng, G. 2002.
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of the World.
Science Press.