Given the number of White-cheeked Starlings around, including juveniles that have presumably been raised somewhere nearby, I'm not sure I agree with the conclusion that this is ex-captive.
- Couldn't the damage to the tail be the result of being crammed into a nest with siblings? Similar tatty tails seem common among other starling juveniles, including White-shouldered and Black-collared.
- On these pictures the bill looks odd, but I think that's because it's muddy isn't it?
