Chestnut-tailed Starling
Binomial Name: Sturnus malabaricus
The Chestnut-tailed Starling acts as a pest killer in large forest trees. They split into smallgroups, climbed each tree, wandered between the leaves, and ate all the insects. The
Chestnut-tailed Starling is a common resident bird of Bangladesh. They roam in groups inforests, jungles, gardens, villages, towns, and cities in all divisions. Sometimes joins other
Starlings in large flocks to collect food noisily. From April to July, they make nests in treetrunks and branches with leaves, roots, and grass in the old houses of Barbets or
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