طائر مهاجر ويعتبر نادر الوجدود في منطقة وسط المملكة العربية السعودية
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موطنه الأصلي الهند ... وعادة لا يهاجر إلى وسط المملكة .
Found in : Saudi Arabia
This bird is very rare in our area , It shouldn't be there . Found
alone with 25 Indian myna , I think they are the nearest citizens for
him .
from Wikipedia :
The Rosy Starling or Rose-coloured Starling (Sturnus roseus) is a
passerine bird in the starling family Sturnidae. It is sometimes given
its own, monotypic genus Pastor. This split is supported by recent
studies, though its closest living relatives are still not certainly
known.
The adult of this species is highly distinctive, with its pink body, pale orange legs and bill, and glossy black head, wings and tail. Males in the breeding season have elongated head feathers which form a wispy crest that is fluffed and more prominent when the bird gets excited; the crest is shorter in winter and the black areas have paler feather edges, which get worn away as well as the black becoming more glossy in the breeding season. Winter plumage in males is rather dull. Females have a short crest and are duller overall, especially without the sharp separation between pink and black. The juvenile can be distinguished from Common Starling (Sturnus vulgarus) by its obviously paler plumage and short yellow bill. Young birds molt into a subdued version of the adult plumage, lacking the crest, in autumn and acquire the adult plumage when they are nearly one year old in females, and nearly two years in males. The latter in their second year wear a plumage similar to adult females but with longer crests and noticeably pale feather edges.
The Rosy Starling is a colonial breeder, and like other starlings, is highly gregarious, forming large winter flocks. It also shares other species' omnivorous diet, although it prefers insects.
The song is a typical starling mixture of squeaks and rattles, given with much wing trembling.
In Xinjiang, China, farmers used to use insecticide to eliminate locust, which is costly and polluting. In the 1980s, experts found that Rosy Starlings which fly to Xinjiang farms and feed on locusts could be used for control instead. The experts begin to build artificial nests to attract Rosy Starlings, an effort reported to be so successful that the number of locusts was insufficient to feed the birds, causing many juveniles die for hunger. By the 2000s many Xinjiang farms greatly decreased the usage of insecticide .
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jd.echenard 7 months ago | reply
High level picture,superb compo,congratulations,have a happy day,best regards,jeanda.
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jd.echenard 6 months ago | reply
This is a superb capture and it deserve my admiration,congratulations,have a happy weekend,regards,jeanda.
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:que manhã bonita/ what a beautiful morning!
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geolis06 4 months ago | reply
very nice picture
Greg Froude 3 months ago | reply
Excellent find and wonderful shot!
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