Bird watching in Thailand - Black-collared Starling

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Black-collared Starling, Gracupica nigricollis, นกกิ้งโครงคอดำ

The Black-collared Starling (Gracupica nigricollis) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

Range map from www.oiseaux.net - Ornithological Portal Oiseaux.net

www.oiseaux.net is one of those MUST visit pages if you're in to bird watching. You can find just about everything there

Listen to the Black-collared Starling

Sound from www.xeno-canto.org

Listen to the Black-collared Starling

Own recording from Suan Rot Fai, Bangkok 23 March 2018

Listen to the Black-collared Starling

Sound from www.xeno-canto.org

Remarks from the Recordist

2 birds very close to me, one on the top of the tree and one in the lower branches in the tree next to it.

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

www.birdforum.net

Sighted: (Date of first photo that I could use) 1st of January 2016
Location: Suan Rot Fai/ Queen Sirikit Park, Bangkok

Thank's to Nick Upton at www.thaibirding.com for HOT birding tip for the Bangkok area on his web page. Read his review by clicking HERE

Visit Nick Upton at www.thaibirding.com for HOT birding tips for sites around Bangkok and Thailand. There are reviews of the birding sites with maps and information.

And if you like Nick Upton's web page you will also like www.norththailandbirding.com I have used this page together with Nick Upton's page when planning my birding tours. Excellent reviews and information about the birding sites.

I also got the Thai names of the birds from www.norththailandbirding.com. There is a bird check list with all the names in English and Thai. And of course also the Scientific Name. Down load the birdlist in Microsoft Excel format at www.norththailandbirding.com Or down load the Excel sheet by clicking HERE

PLEASE! As I'm a first time birdwatcher bear in mind that some of the bird can be wrongly named. I have bought book and I confirm on the internet to get the right identity on the birds I take pictures off. But there can still be mistakes.

Black-collared Starling - นกกิ้งโครงคอดำ - 1 January 2016 - Suan Rot Fai/ Queen Sirikit Park, Bangkok

Black-collared Starling - นกกิ้งโครงคอดำ - 11 July 2016 - Lumpini Park, Bangkok

Black-collared Starling - นกกิ้งโครงคอดำ - 29 January 2017 - Benjakitti Park, Bangkok

Black-collared Starling - นกกิ้งโครงคอดำ - 30 January 2017 - Benjakitti Park, Bangkok

Black-collared Starling - นกกิ้งโครงคอดำ - 24 March 2020 - Suan Rot Fai/ Queen Sirikit Park, Bangkok

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