Wildlifeof Sri Lanka
White-faced Starling
Songbirds
Photo: creator:John Gerrard Keulemans (June 8, 1842, Rotterdam - March 29, 1912); Author: W. Vincent Legge (2 September 1841 – 25 March 1918) · Public Domain
Sturnornis albofrontatus
Basic stats
Habitat
Tall forest, usually high in the canopy
Range
Endemic to Sri Lanka
Clutch size
2 eggs
Size
22cm
The white-faced starling is an endemic resident breeder in Sri Lanka. The adults are 22 cm long, with green-glossed dark grey upperparts and whitish underparts, with the head paler than the underparts. The sexes look alike, and juveniles are duller with brown upperparts and greyer underparts (Wikipedia, species account).
It is typically found in tall forest, usually high in the canopy, and builds its nest in a hole, with a normal clutch of two eggs. It is fairly omnivorous. It was described by Edgar Layard in 1854, and was moved to the genus Sturnornis after a 2008 study. Nationally Endangered (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012, listed as Sturnus albofrontatus).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the White-faced Starling live in?
- Tall forest, usually high in the canopy
- Where is the White-faced Starling found?
- Endemic to Sri Lanka
- How many eggs does the White-faced Starling lay?
- 2 eggs
- How big is the White-faced Starling?
- 22cm