Agropsar philippensis(Forster, JR, 1781)

Chestnut-cheeked starling

Image acquired with permission from the Natural History Museum at Tring, United Kingdom. Specimen collected by A. R. Wallace. Specimen locality: Batchian
Label transcription: [Collected by A.R. Wallace 1858 Heterornis pyrchogenus. Mull ♂. Batchain. 10. / ? Comp. fog. H. pyrchogenys? 73.5.12.1875]

NOTE:
Species known to occur in Singapore.
Imaged Wallace Specimen from Batchian.

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Taxon Information

Classification:

Vertebrata: Aves: Passeriformes: Sturnidae (Starlings)

Taxon Name (original as given on label):

Heterornis pyrchogenus

Collector:

A.R. Wallace

Locality of Specimen:

Batchian

Specimen Repository:

Natural History Museum Tring