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Sturnia
''Sturnia'' is a genus of Asian birds in the starling family Sturnidae. It is sometimes merged with ''Sturnus''. Taxonomy The genus ''Sturnia'' was introduced in 1837 by the French naturalist René Lesson. He designated the type species as ''Pastor elegans'' Lesson, 1834. This is a Synonym (taxonomy), junior synonym of ''Oriolus sinensis'' Johann Friedrich Gmelin, Gmelin, 1778, the white-shouldered starling. The genus name is from Latin ''sturnus'' meaning "starling". The old genus' placement with the starlings was found to be polyphyletic, resulting in changes in the placement. A 2008 study places the following species within this genus: The genus contains five species: Former taxonomic treatments have included: * White-faced starling, ''Sturnia albofrontata''. * Daurian starling, ''Sturnia sturnina''. * Chestnut-cheeked starling, ''Sturnia philippensis''. If the first of these is included, it seems highly warranted to include in ''Sturnia'' also the monotypic genera ''Leuc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahminy Starling (Sturnia Pagodarum) Female
The brahminy starling or brahminy myna (''Sturnia pagodarum)'' is a member of the starling family of birds. It is usually seen in pairs or small flocks in open habitats on the plains of the Indian subcontinent. Taxonomy The brahminy starling was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's ''Systema Naturae''. He placed it with the thrushes in the genus ''Turdus'' and coined the binomial name ''Turdus pagodarum''. The specific epithet ''pagodarum'' is Modern Latin meaning "of the temples" or "of the pagodas". Gmelin based his account on the "Le Martin Brame" that had been described in 1782 by the French naturalist Pierre Sonnerat in his book ''Voyage aux Indes orientales et à la Chine''. Sonnerat mentioned that the bird was found on the Malabar and Coromandel Coasts of India. The brahminy starling was formerly placed in the genus ''Sturnus''. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2008 foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malabar Starling
The Malabar starling (''Sturnia blythii'') is a species of starling found in southwestern India. It was previously considered a subspecies of the chestnut-tailed starling. They nest in tree holes 3-15 mm above the ground.Jude, D., et al. "Provisioning behaviour of Malabar Starling Sturnia blythii." Nestlings eat insects, lepidopteran larvae, beetles, small vertebrates, and nectar. Taxonomy The Malabar starling was formerly placed in the genus ''Sturnus''. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2008 found that the genus was polyphyletic. In the reoganization to create monotypic genera, the Malabar starling was one of five starlings moved to the resurrected genus ''Sturnia'' that had been introduced in 1837 by René Lesson. The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised. The Malabar starling was formerly considered to be conspecific Biological specificity is the tendency of a characteristic such as a behavior or a biochemical variation to occur in a particular spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chestnut-tailed Starling
The chestnut-tailed starling (''Sturnia malabarica''), also called grey-headed starling and grey-headed myna is a member of the starling family. It is a resident or partially migratory species found in wooded habitats in India and Southeast Asia. The species name is after the distribution of a former subspecies in the Malabar region. While the chestnut-tailed starling is a winter visitor to peninsular India, the closely related resident breeding population with a white head is now treated as a full species, the Malabar starling (''Sturnia blythii''). Taxonomy The chestnut-tailed starling was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's ''Systema Naturae''. He placed it with the thrushes in the genus ''Turdus'' and coined the binomial name ''Turdus malabaricus''. Gmelin based his account on the "Le Martin Vieillard de la côte de Malabar" that had been described in 1782 by the French naturalist P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-shouldered Starling
The white-shouldered starling (''Sturnia sinensis'') is a species of bird in the starling family Sturnidae. It breeds in southern China and northern Vietnam; it winters in Southeast Asia. Taxonomy The white-shouldered starling was formally described in 1788 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's ''Systema Naturae''. He placed it with the orioles in the genus ''Oriolus'' and coined the binomial name ''Oriolus sinensis''. The specific epithet ''sinensis'' is Modern Latin for "Chinese". Gmelin based his description on "Le Kink" from China that had been described in 1775 by the French polymath the Comte de Buffon in his ''Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux''. A hand-coloured engraving by François-Nicolas Martinet was published to accompany Buffon's text. The white-shouldered starling was formerly placed in the genus ''Sturnus''. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2008 found the genus was polyphyletic. In the reog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-headed Starling (Sturnia Erythropygia) May 2013 Neil Island Andaman
The white-headed starling (''Sturnia erythropygia''), also known as the Andaman white-headed starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in wooded habitats of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Taxonomy The white-headed starling was formerly placed in the genus ''Sturnus''. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2008 found that the genus was polyphyletic. In the reoganization to create monotypic genera, the white-headed starling was one of five starlings moved to the resurrected genus ''Sturnia'' that had been introduced in 1837 by René Lesson. Three subspecies are recognised: * ''S. e. andamanensis'' ( Beavan, 1867) – Andaman Islands * ''S. e. erythropygia'' Blyth, 1846 – north Nicobar Islands * ''S. e. katchalensis'' Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, a city in the United States * Richmond, London, a town in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England * Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leucopsar
The Bali myna (''Leucopsar rothschildi''), also known as Rothschild's mynah, Bali starling, or Bali mynah, locally known as jalak Bali, is a medium-sized (up to long), stocky myna, almost wholly white with a long, drooping crest, and black tips on the wings and tail. The bird has blue bare skin around the eyes, greyish legs and a yellow bill. Both sexes are similar. It is critically endangered and in 2020, fewer than 50 adults were assumed to exist in the wild.BirdLife International. 2020. ''Leucopsar rothschildi''. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T22710912A183006359. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22710912A183006359.en. Accessed on 27 April 2023. Taxonomy and systematics The Bali myna was formally described in 1912 by the German ornithologist Erwin Stresemann based on a female specimen collected on the island of Bali in Indonesia. He introduced a new genus ''Leucopsar'' and coined the binomial name ''Leucopsar rothschildi''. The genus name c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-faced Starling
The white-faced starling (''Sturnornis albofrontatus'') is a member of the starling family of birds. It is an endemic resident breeder in Sri Lanka. Taxonomy The white-faced starling was formally described in 1854 by the English naturalist Edgar Leopold Layard under the binomial name ''Heterornis albofrontata''. This species was previously placed in the genus ''Sturnus''. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2008 found that the genus was polyphyletic. In the reoganization to create monotypic genera, the white-faced starling was moved to the resurrected genus ''Sturnornis'' that had been introduced in 1879 by William Vincent Legge. The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised. For many years this species was erroneously believed to have been first described in 1850 by French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte under the binomial name ''Pastor senex''. Although Bonaparte had specified the location as Bengal, this was believed to have been an error. An examination ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
