Rosy starling: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the rosy starling lives – recorded in 27 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pastor roseus
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	27 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Mass	6.6 g (birth weight); 79.6 g (male organism, adult weight); 66.9 g (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Sturnidae

Where does the rosy starling live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the rosy starling in 27 countries and territories across Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a rosy starling?

Wikidata records the following for the rosy starling: mass 6.6 g (birth weight); 79.6 g (male organism, adult weight); 66.9 g (female organism, adult weight).

Is the rosy starling endangered?

The rosy starling’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the rosy starling?

The rosy starling (Pastor roseus) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Sturnidae, genus Pastor. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the rosy starling

The rosy starling (Pastor roseus), also known as the rose-coloured starling, is a passerine bird in the starling family Sturnidae. The species was restored to its own monotypic genus Pastor in 2008, formerly being included in a wide interpretation of the genus Sturnus. This split is supported by further studies, with its closest relative now thought to be the wattled starling (Creatophora cinerea) of tropical Africa, with these two then closest to a large group of Asian starlings and mynas.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rosy starling (revision 1373669812), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q20823352 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).