Black-collared starling
| Black-collared starling | |
|---|---|
| Call and song in Thailand, with an Asian koel and large billed crows in the background | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Gracupica |
| Species: | G. nigricollis
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| Binomial name | |
| Gracupica nigricollis (Paykull, 1807)
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| Green: Extant (resident), Purple: Extant (resident and introduced) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sturnus nigricollis | |
The black-collared starling (Gracupica nigricollis) is a species of starling with black and white plumage and a black collar. It is found in southern China and most of mainland Southeast Asia, and has been introduced to Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore. Its habitats include grassland, dry forest and human settlements. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as being of least concern.