From common to captive, Javan pied starlings succumb to songbird trade

Mongabay
Jun 18, 2021, 4:51 am255 pts
The Javan pied starling (Gracupica jalla) is a captive in its own home. Thousands of these endemic songbirds once congregated in the safety of tall trees to roost after spending their days feasting on insect larvae. Today, however, the Javan pied starling is conspicuously absent from the wild, yet readily found…

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