Appearance
The fiery-browed starling is 27–29 cm long. The male and female are similar. The crown, back, throat, breast and belly are dark grey. A bright reddish-orange supercilium starts from the base of the beak and extends over the eye, the feathers behind the eye being black. The flight feathers are brown, their outer webs and the wing coverts covering them being olive-yellow. The rump is golden, and the graduated tail is olive-yellow, with a cream tip. The beak is black, and the legs are yellow.Distribution
This species is endemic to the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.Status
This species has a small range, and its population appears to be in decline, but the International Union for Conservation of Nature considers that there are no substantial threats and lists it as a least-concern species.Behavior
This starling usually occurs in pairs or groups, and sometimes large flocks. It eats invertebrates and fruit, often climbing tree trunks to search for food. Mixed flocks with the Sulawesi myna and grosbeak starling, both also endemic to Sulawesi, have been observed at fruit-bearing trees. Calls recorded include "peeep", "tik tik" and various guttural notes, and the song is a repeated metallic "zeek zeek".Habitat
It is found at elevations of 500–2,300 m, living mainly in montane rainforest and also in lowland forest, elfin forest and forest edges.References:
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