White-cheeked starling
Spodiopsar cineraceus (Temminck, 1835)
The white-cheeked starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus) is a species in the family Sturnidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 82.3 g to 83 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the white-cheeked starling
- Weight
- 83 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the white-cheeked starling live?
Not recorded
What is the white-cheeked starling?
The white-cheeked starling or grey starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus) is a passerine bird of the starling family. It is native to eastern Asia where it is a common and well-known bird in much of its range.
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Is the white-cheeked starling endangered?
The white-cheeked 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 white-cheeked starling classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familySturnidae
- genusSpodiopsar
- SpeciesSpodiopsar cineraceus (Temminck, 1835)
Synonyms Poliopsar cineraceus, Poliopsar colletti, Sturnopastor cineraceus, Sturnus cineraceus
Other names and names in other languages (43)
- Gray starlingEnglish
- Grey starlingEnglish
- زرزور أبيض الوجنتينArabic
- Сив скорецBulgarian
- Dred louetBreton
- estornell fumatCatalan
- Луды шӹнгӹртӹшMari
- špaček východníCzech
- drudwen fochwenWelsh
- GråstærDanish
- WeißwangenstarGerman
- blankvanga sturnoEsperanto
- Estornino grisSpanish
- hall-kuldnokkEstonian
- viirupääkottarainenFinnish
- Martin grisFrench
- Étourneau grisFrench
- Druid liathIrish
- bjelolici čvorakCroatian
- szürke seregélyHungarian
- Մոխրագույն սարյակArmenian
- GrástariIcelandic
- Storno grigioItalian
- Storno guancebiancheItalian
- ムクドリJapanese
- 椋鳥Japanese
- 찌르레기Korean
- geltonsnapis varnėnasLithuanian
- baltvaigu strazdsLatvian
- Grijze SpreeuwDutch
- sotstærNorwegian
- szpak szaryPolish
- estorninho-de-faces-brancasPortuguese
- Серый скворецRussian
- škorec sivýSlovak
- сиви чворакSerbian
- Čvorak belih obrazaSerbian
- gråstareSwedish
- นกกิ้งโครงแก้มขาวThai
- Ak Yanaklı SığırcıkTurkish
- шпак сірийUkrainian
- 灰椋鳥Chinese
- 灰椋鸟Chinese
Relatives of the white-cheeked starling
Other species in the same genus Spodiopsar.
Red-billed starling
Spodiopsar sericeus
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the white-cheeked starling?
An adult white-cheeked starling weighs 83 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the white-cheeked starling endangered?
The white-cheeked 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 white-cheeked starling?
The white-cheeked starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - 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
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