Rosy Starling

The rosy starling (Pastor roseus) is a passerine bird in the starling family, Sturnidae, also known as the rose-coloured starling or rose-coloured pastor. The species was recently placed in its own monotypic genus, Pastor, and split from Sturnus. This split is supported by recent studies, though other related species within its new genus are not yet known for certain.

Scientific Name : Pastor roseus

Family : Sturnidae

Order : Passeriformes

Class : Aves

Type : Starlings

Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)

Size : 22 cm

Compare Size : Mayna

Wingspan : 35 - 40 cm

Weight : 60 to 90 g

Migratory : Migrant

Sex Alike : No

Other Names :

English : Rose-Coloured Starling, Rose-Coloured Pastor

Hindi : à¤—à¥à¤²à¤¾à¤¬à¥€ à¤®à¥ˆà¤¨à¤¾

Marathi : à¤ªà¤³à¤¸ à¤®à¥ˆà¤¨à¤¾, à¤à¥‹à¤°à¤¡à¥€

Habitat:
open country, agricultural land

Feeding:
Chiefly fruits, berries, flower-nectar, cereal grains and insects

Identification Features

Male
Legs	pale-orange
Head	glossy-black
Tail	glossy-black
Crest	glossy-black; gets fluffed and more prominent when the bird gets excited; shorter in winter with paler edges
Upperparts	pink
Upperparts	pink but has some glossy-black in breast area

Female
Legs	pale-orange
Head	glossy-black
Wing	glossy-black
Tail	glossy-black
Crest	glossy-black; short
Upperparts	darker-pink
Underparts	darker-pink has some glossy-black in breast area

Young Birds
Note : Young birds moult into a subdued version of the adult plumage in autumn, yet these lack the crest. They do not acquire their adult plumage until they are nearly one year old in females, and nearly two years in males.