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title: "Black-collared Starling"
description: "Gracupica nigricollis — Vogels. The black-collared starling (Gracupica nigricollis) is a species of starling with black and white plumage and a black collar."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/black-collared-starling
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black-collared Starling

> Gracupica nigricollis — Vogels. The black-collared starling (Gracupica nigricollis) is a species of starling with black and white plumage and a black collar.

- Scientific name: *Gracupica nigricollis*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `urban` (Steden en tuinen)
- iNaturalist observations: 14223
- Wikidata: [Q27075596](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27075596)
- iNaturalist taxon: [145098](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/145098)

## Names

- en: Black-collared Starling
- de: Schwarzhalsstar
- es: Estornino cuellinegro
- fr: Étourneau à cou noir
- pt: Estorninho-de-colar-preto
- pl: Szpak czarnoszyi

## Countries with the most observations

HK (6091), TW (3372), TH (2012), CN (1486), MO (435), VN (168), KH (43), MY (41), MM (14), LA (3)

## Summary

The black-collared starling (Gracupica nigricollis) is a species of starling with black and white plumage and a black collar. It is found in southern China and most of mainland Southeast Asia, and has been introduced to Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore. Its habitats include grassland, dry forest and human settlements. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as being of least concern.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-collared_starling

## Photo

![Black-collared Starling](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-collared-starling/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ink-Kawinwit Kittipalawattanapol · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/220817834

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-collared-starling?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).