White-cheeked Starling

The white-cheeked or grey starling is a common and well-known starling of eastern Asia, 24 cm long. It breeds in central and north-east China, Korea, Japan and south-east Siberia, and birds from colder regions winter in southern and eastern China, South Korea, southern Japan, Taiwan and northern Vietnam. (Wikipedia, general species account)

The adult male is mainly dark grey-brown with a paler belly and a whitish band across the rump; the head is blackish with whitish cheeks and forehead, and the bill is orange with a black tip. It breeds from March to July, often laying two clutches of four to nine eggs, incubated for 14–15 days. The loud, monotonous call is a series of harsh, creaking notes. (Wikipedia, general species account)