Starling Bird is the name of a group of tribes Sturnidae babbler bird. Birds are generally medium sized (about 20-25 cm), stout, with a strong beak, sharp and straight. Comparable long-legged with his body. Unmute noisy, and loud chattering, sometimes mimic other bird sounds. In nature, these birds mostly nest in tree holes.
Starlings are relatively easily tamed. In this aviary is very actively moving and singing. Because it is a fan of birds chirping birds maintain it to train other types of birds chirping.
Starling birds eat almost all types of food. The main diet in captivity is usually a voer, bananas, Kroto, and small insects.
Starling Bird is very difficult to distinguish between male and female starlings. Usually the examination cloacal region. Male starlings have a part protruding cloaca.
There are about 25 species of starlings and their close relatives, namely perling and parrots, all over Indonesia. Several types of starlings are often kept people in them:
- Suren starling (Sturnus contra)
- White starling (S. melanopterus)
- Starling bali (Leucopsar rothschildi)
- Starling buffalo or buffalo crust (Acridotheres javanicus)