charcoal plumage; scarlet rump; yellow bill and legs (Zoo; 2008-10-21)


Grosbeak Starling
Scissirostrum dubium

Native Range: Australian Region

Notes: endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia; mostly inhabits tropical lowlands and lightly wooded forests; nests colonially with hundreds of pairs residin in cavities that they have excavated in rotting or dying tree trunks.