Photo: Nicolas Huet / Jean Gabriel Prêtre / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Fiery-browed Starling
Enodes erythrophris
Fiery-browed Starling (Enodes erythrophris) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Fiery-browed Starling (Enodes erythrophris) is a member of the Sturnidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 130 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Sturnidae Starlings, Rhabdornises
- Genus Enodes
- Species erythrophris
Quick facts
- Weight
- 130 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Sturnidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Vulnerable
Least Concern
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Fiery-browed Starling is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Fiery-browed Starling is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Fiery-browed Starling (Enodes erythrophris) is a species of bird in the Sturnidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU montane Sulawesi (except sw).
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 130 g, with a wing length of about 10.9 cm and a tail of around 11.3 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 77,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Fiery-browed Starling?
The Fiery-browed Starling is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 130 g.
Where does the Fiery-browed Starling live?
The Fiery-browed Starling is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU montane Sulawesi (except sw), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Fiery-browed Starling belong to?
The Fiery-browed Starling (Enodes erythrophris) belongs to the Sturnidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Fiery-browed Starling eat?
The Fiery-browed Starling is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Fiery-browed Starling migrate?
The Fiery-browed Starling is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Fiery-browed Starling endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Fiery-browed Starling make?
1 real field recording of the Fiery-browed Starling — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Fiery-browed Starling's range?
The Fiery-browed Starling has a mapped global range of about 77,000 km².
Conservation
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