The Striated Starling is endemic to New Caledonia. Males are black with red eyes, while females are grayish.
Males of the nominate subspecies are entirely black with red eyes. Females are grayish.
It uses forests, open areas, and gardens, and eats insects and fruit. It nests in tree holes with twigs and leaves and lays two or three blue eggs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.