Definition

Noun: - Black-necked grackle starling: A species of starling characterized by its white head, black neck, gray body, and black-and-white wings, with yellow skin around the eyes. It typically lives in pairs.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trong vườn có một đôi sáo sậu đang tìm thức ăn. (There is a pair of black-necked grackle starlings looking for food in the garden.)
  • Tiếng hót của chim sáo sậu nghe rất vui tai. (The song of the black-necked grackle starling is very pleasant to hear.)
  • Sáo sậu là loài chim thường thấy ở các vùng nông thôn Việt Nam. (The black-necked grackle starling is a bird commonly seen in the rural areas of Vietnam.)

Advanced Usage

• "Đàn sáo sậu": A flock of black-necked grackle starlings.
  • Một đàn sáo sậu bay ngang qua bầu trời. (A flock of black-necked grackle starlings flew across the sky.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sáo (noun): A general term for starling or myna birds.
  • Sáo đá (common hill myna), sáo nâu (common myna).
• Chim sáo (noun phrase): Starling bird.

Synonyms

• Étourneau à collier (French loanword used in some Vietnamese contexts): The French term for this bird, meaning "collared starling".
• Black-collared starling: An alternative English name.

Related Phrases

• "Nhanh như sáo sậu" (idiom, less common): As quick/fast as a black-necked grackle starling (used to describe swift movement or action).
  • Cậu bé chạy nhanh như sáo sậu. (The boy runs as fast as a black-necked grackle starling.)

noun

1. black-necked grackle starling