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○ ← PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae (Starlings, Rhabdornises) →

Genus: Sturnia (5 species)


Malabar Starling (Sturnia blythii) Range: OR: sw India Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, India
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Sometimes considered a race of the Chestnut-tailed Starling.

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White-headed Starling (Sturnia erythropygia) Range: OR: Andaman and Nicobar Is.

Sometimes considered a race of the Chestnut-tailed Starling.


Chestnut-tailed Starling (Sturnia malabarica) Range: OR: widespread Taiwan A greyer form found in southeast Asia as far east as Taiwan.
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Brahminy Starling (Sturnia pagodarum) Range: OR: e Afghanistan to Bangladesh Pak Thale, Ban Laem, Phetchaburi, Thailand
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White-shouldered Starling (Sturnia sinensis) Male Range: OR: s China to Cambodia and Vietnam Laem Phakbia, Phetchaburi, Thailand
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