New to Myanmar: the Rosy Starling Pastor roseus (Aves: Passeriformes: Sturnidae) in the Hkakabo Razi Landscape

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Sai Sein Lin Oo
Myint Kyaw
Nay Myo Hlaing
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9271-9597
Swen C. Renner
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6893-4219

Abstract

Rosy Starlings Pastor roseus are a widespread species in Europe and Central Asia, have been found in southern Southeast Asia but hardly on passage so far. Here we report a first record of Rosy Starlings from Myanmar, in the Hkakabo Razi Landscape.


 

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