Ampeliceps coronatus

(Blyth, 1842)

Vernacular names
English : Golden-crested starling
French : Mainate couronné

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Passeriformes
Family : Sturnidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
The species reaches 21 cm in length for a weight of 99 g. Horn-colored bill, light pink to yellow feet. Plumage is shiny dark bluish-black with yellow spot on wings. B right yellow crest, yellow chin and cheeks. Female has less yellow.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in South-east Asia, from north-east India and Myanmar to parts of Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and south to south Thailand. Lives in lowland forests (mostly primary) and mixed woodlands, to 800 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is poorly known and globally uncommon, only locally common. Threatened in parts of its range by deforestation and trapping for trade.
Ex-Situ Programs : SSP in America

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