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White-cheeked Starling
Spodiopsar cineraceus (Temminck, 1835)
Sturnidae — Starlings, Rhabdornises
White-cheeked Starling, Spodiopsar cineraceus, is a passerine of the starling family found in eastern Asia. It breeds from south-east Russia and Japan through central China to the Korean Peninsula, and spends the non-breeding season in south-east China. It is a familiar bird across much of its range. The species was once placed in Sturnus, but is now treated in Spodiopsar. It is the only member of its kind. Its breeding season runs from March to July, and it nests in tree holes, buildings or nestboxes.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Sturnidae — Starlings, Rhabdornises
- Breeding range
- Palearctic: se Russia and Japan to c China and Korean Pen.
- Nonbreeding range
- se China
