Rosy Starling Winter time in India
Rosy Starling is a migratory bird for Indian subcontinent. It migrates from eastern Europe and Central Asia to India, Srilanka and east Asian countries. It is called as Étourneau roselin in French language and Pastor roseus in Spanish and also this is the scientific name.
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| Rosy Starling eating banana in Vijayawada, Andhrapradesh , India |
I have captured this rosy starling picture in the month of February near K.L University Vijayawada. They spent winter time in India i.e from November to March and then migrate to eastern Europe for breeding season.
Watch the full video of Rosy starling eating Banana
Below are the names of these bird in local languages of India
Hindi - Gulabi Myna (गुलाबी मैना)
Marati - पळस मैना
Bengali - গোলাপি শালিক
Tamil - சூறைக்குருவி
Malayalam - റോസ് മൈന
Rosy starling was effectively used against locusts attacks in China. In India also we have to increase the natural habitats for these birds so that we can overcome the locust attacks in future.