灰椋鸟又名杜丽雀、高粱头、假画眉、竹雀、管莲子、哈拉雀。

灰椋鸟活动于平原地带和浅山开阔地，觅食的时候常在地面奔走；他们喜结成大群活动，有时会以遮天闭日之势从一棵树迅速移动到另一棵树。

The white-cheeked starling or grey starling (Sturnus cineraceus) is a passerine bird of the starling family. It is native to eastern Asia where it is a common and well-known bird in much of its range. Usually, it is placed in the genus Sturnus, but sometimes it is united with the typical mynas in Acridotheres. This is supported by recent studies, but together with the red-billed starling (Sturnus sericeus) which seems to be its closest living relative it represents an old lineage among the typical mynahs. They might arguably be awarded a distinct genus, but this is probably unnecessary.(Jønsson & Fjeldså 2006, Zuccon et al. 2006)