Birds of Singapore
by the Bird Society of Singapore
Pastor roseus
Family: Rhabdornis, Starlings, and Mynas · Status: Vagrant · Size: 21–24 cm · Conservation: Least Concern
Breeds across Southeast Europe and Central Asia to western China, wintering to the Persian Gulf, Indian subcontinent, Sri Lanka, southern Thailand, Malay Peninsula, and Singapore as a vagrant.
A myna-sized starling with pinkish plumage and blackish head, wings, tail, and vent. Juvenile has pale sandy greyish-brown upperparts with darker wings and tail, paler underparts, and a yellowish bill.
Coastal habitats, parks, and gardens.
Flocks with Common Myna and Asian Glossy Starling.