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Madagascar Starling
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Madagascar Starling
Hartlaubius auratus
The Madagascan starling (Hartlaubius auratus) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.
From the article Madagascar starling on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The Madagascar Starling is often found in humid and wooded areas. Including forest and shrubland ecosystems, and they are found in a terrestrial system. There is concern for the population due to the decrease of their habitat options. It can often be found perched on exposed branches and is almost never seen on the ground.
Wikipedia: “Habitat information”
What it does
The Madagascar Starlings diet consists of fruit, insects and nectar. They are often found eating figs, berries, larvae and other items. They forage for these items along the treetops at a forest's edge. As well as finding insects at dung pats. They can be found feeding with a flock of 4-22 and can also be spotted occasionally feeding with other frugivores. Including the Madagascar green pigeon but are rarely seen with insectivores.
Wikipedia: “Feeding Patterns”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 547203.