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  The White-cheeked Starling / ムクドリ or Grey Starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus) is a passerine bird of the starling family. It is native to eastern Asia where it is a common and well-known bird in much of its range. Usually, it is placed in the genus Spodiopsar. Distribution and ecology The breeding range covers central and north-east China, Korea, Japan and south-east Siberia. In winter birds from colder regions migrate south to southern and eastern China, South Korea, southern Japan, Taiwan and northern Vietnam with vagrants reaching the Philippines, Thailand and Myanmar. There is a record from Homer, Alaska in 1998 which probably arrived with a ship (West 2002). It inhabits woodland, farmland, and open country and has also adapted to parks and gardens in urban areas. It is most common in lowland areas (usually below 700m in Japan). It has a varied diet which includes fruit and insects such as mole crickets. The breeding season lasts from March to July and often two clutches of eggs are laid during that time. The nest is built in a hole in a tree or building or in a nestbox. Four to nine eggs are laid and are incubated for 14 to 15 days. The young birds fledge 13 to 15 days after hatching.   Range map from www.oiseaux.net - Ornithological Portal Oiseaux.net
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Description White-cheeked starling and red-billed starling hybrid in Japan. The Japanese Journal of Orinthology has a report about the hybridization about Spodiopsar sericeus and Spodiopsar cineraceus. White-cheeked starlings are 24 cm in length. The adult male is mainly dark grey-brown with a paler belly and a whitish band across the rump. The head is blackish with whitish cheeks and forehead. There is a white border to the tail and white markings on the secondary wing feathers. The legs are pale orange and the bill is orange with a black tip. Adult females are similar to the males but paler and duller. The juvenile is brown with pale cheeks and rump and no black tip to the bill. The loud, monotonous call is a series of harsh, creaking notes.
 White-cheeked Starling / ムクドリ feeding on mudflats
Yatsu Tidal Flat, Tokyo - April 2019
 White-cheeked Starling / ムクドリ feeding on a field
Kasai Rinkai Park, Tokyo - April 2019
Listen to the White-cheeked Starling / ムクドリ
Sound from www.xeno-canto.org
 Conservation status
 Least ConcernIUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  Sighted: (Date of first photo that I could use) 5 April 2019 Location: Sanbanze Seaside Park, Tokyo  White-cheeked Starling / ムクドリ - 5 April 2019 - Yatsu Tidal Flat, Tokyo
 White-cheeked Starling / ムクドリ - 5 April 2019 - Yatsu Tidal Flat, Tokyo
 White-cheeked Starling / ムクドリ - 5 April 2019 - Yatsu Tidal Flat, Tokyo
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