Red-billed starling
Spodiopsar sericeus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
The red-billed starling (Spodiopsar sericeus) is a species in the family Sturnidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 65 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the red-billed starling
- Weight
- 65 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the red-billed starling live?
Not recorded
What is the red-billed starling?
The red-billed starling (Spodiopsar sericeus) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in south and southeastern China.
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Is the red-billed starling endangered?
The red-billed starling is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the red-billed starling classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familySturnidae
- genusSpodiopsar
- SpeciesSpodiopsar sericeus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms Poliopsar sericeus, Sturnus sericeus
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- Silky starlingEnglish
- زرزور أحمر المنقارArabic
- estornell bec-roigCatalan
- Хӗрлӗ сӑмсаллӑ шӑнкӑрчChuvash
- špaček červenozobýCzech
- SilkestærDanish
- SeidenstarGerman
- ruĝbeka sturnoEsperanto
- Estornino pico rojoSpanish
- Estornino piquirrojoSpanish
- silkkikottarainenFinnish
- Martin soyeuxFrench
- Étourneau soyeuxFrench
- Druid gobdheargIrish
- vöröscsőrű seregélyHungarian
- Կարմրակտուց սարյակArmenian
- Storno beccorossoItalian
- ギンムクドリJapanese
- 붉은부리찌르레기Korean
- raudonsnapis varnėnasLithuanian
- sarkanknābja strazdsLatvian
- ZijdespreeuwDutch
- szpak jedwabistyPolish
- estorninho-de-bico-vermelhoPortuguese
- Шелковистый скворецRussian
- Красноклювый скворецRussian
- škorec hodvábnySlovak
- црвенокљуни чворакSerbian
- Crvenokljuni čvorakSerbian
- sidenstareSwedish
- นกกิ้งโครงปากแดงThai
- İpek SığırcıkTurkish
- шпак червонодзьобийUkrainian
- 丝光椋鸟Chinese
- 絲光椋鳥Chinese
Relatives of the red-billed starling
Other species in the same genus Spodiopsar.
White-cheeked starling
Spodiopsar cineraceus
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the red-billed starling?
An adult red-billed starling weighs 65 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the red-billed starling endangered?
The red-billed starling is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the red-billed starling?
The red-billed starling (Spodiopsar sericeus) belongs to the family Sturnidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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