Distribusi
Breeding regions are PAL, OR. Breeding subregions are subarctic to tropics of Palearctic and Oriental regions in farms, parks, cities: British Is., s Scandinavia, se Murmansk e to s Chukotka, Kamchatka, and Commander Is. (nw to ne Russia), in s to Iberian Pen., Gran Canaria (c Canary Is., Macaronesia, w of n Africa), Mediterranean is. through Turkey, n Iran, sc Pakistan, Tibet, c, e Himalayas through se Asia, e Asian is. from Kuril Is., all Japan, Taiwan, all Philippines and Indonesian Arch.; introduced many other places. Non breeding regions are short-distance wandering.
Sumber: IOC World Bird List, v
Deskripsieng
Range Biak, Yapen. Status Resident, introduced. 27 May 1989: 5 ‒ 6 visiting the eaves of office buildings in Biak town (Holmes 1989). 12 July 1989: record confirmed (S. Nash in Holmes 1989). At the time, the nearest known established population was on Ambon, however by 1990 the species was well established on the Sangihe and Talaud Islands, by 1992 Ternate (North Maluku) and 1994 on Halmahera (Coates & Bishop 1997). During the 1990 s small numbers continued to be seen in and around the airport, Biak township and some villages. Subsequently, following the establishment of roads and villages, and small towns such as Kota Supiori in the north, this species became widespread. Breeding 17 July 2015: one carrying nesting material (location unknown) (C. Pasterczyk, eBird checklist S 24640303).
Sumber: The avifauna of Biak Island, Papua, Indonesia with comments on status, conservation, natural history and taxonomy
