A black bird with red markings and a yellow beak perched on a wooden branch inside an enclosure.

Grosbeak starling

Our grosbeak starlings can be found in our immersive Gems of the Jungle exhibit, opposite the Oriental Garden.

Grosbeak starlingScissirostrum dubium

  • Class:

    Birds

  • Order:

    Passeriformes

  • Family:

    Sturnidae

About the grosbeak starling

These birds are native to tropical lowlands and sometimes wetlands on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Their diet consists of fruit, insects and grain.

Conservation

They currently have a stable population but do face the threats of habitat loss and encroachment by humans.

Interesting facts