Passeriformes

Starlings (Sturnidae)

HBW 14, p. 654

Small to medium-sized passerines with slender to heavy bill; plumage coloration often black, or with brilliant iridescent structural colours.
Africa, Eurasia, Pacific islands, and north-east Australia; introduced in many parts of world.
Forest, grassland, scrubland, orchards, plantations, gardens, villages, urban areas.
31 genera, 112 species, 215 taxa.
8 species threatened; 5 extinct since 1600.

List of species:

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11 7 4 8 1 Sulawesi Crested Myna (Basilornis celebensis)
2 2 6 2 Helmeted Myna (Basilornis galeatus)
1 1 8 3 Long-crested Myna (Basilornis corythaix)
7 1 2 4 6 4 Apo Myna (Basilornis mirandus)
11 1 5 5 8 5 Coleto (Sarcops calvus)
7 1 1 5 8 6 White-necked Myna (Streptocitta albicollis)
0 6 7 Bare-eyed Myna (Streptocitta albertinae)
18 1 12 5 8 8 Yellow-faced Myna (Mino dumontii)
26 7 3 16 8 9 Long-tailed Myna (Mino kreffti)
4 3 1 8 10 Golden Myna (Mino anais)
9 4 5 8 11 Golden-crested Myna (Ampeliceps coronatus)
25 6 4 15 8 12 Common Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa)
20 1 8 11 8 13 Southern Hill Myna (Gracula indica)
1 1 8 14 Enggano Myna (Gracula enganensis)
0 8 15 Nias Myna (Gracula robusta)
4 1 1 2 6 16 Sri Lanka Hill Myna (Gracula ptilogenys)
9 2 7 8 17 Flame-browed Starling (Enodes erythrophris)
31 6 13 12 8 18 Grosbeak Starling (Scissirostrum dubium)
44 3 14 27 8 19 Shining Starling (Aplonis metallica)
1 1 6 20 Yellow-eyed Starling (Aplonis mystacea)
15 3 2 10 8 21 Singing Starling (Aplonis cantoroides)
5 2 3 6 22 Tanimbar Starling (Aplonis crassa)
2 1 1 6 23 Atoll Starling (Aplonis feadensis)
10 2 3 5 8 24 Rennell Starling (Aplonis insularis)
5 2 3 8 25 Long-tailed Starling (Aplonis magna)
3 1 1 1 3 26 White-eyed Starling (Aplonis brunneicapillus)
12 1 1 10 8 27 Brown-winged Starling (Aplonis grandis)
0 8 28 Makira Starling (Aplonis dichroa)
0 6 29 Rusty-winged Starling (Aplonis zelandica)
15 1 2 12 8 30 Striated Starling (Aplonis striata)
0 4 31 Mountain Starling (Aplonis santovestris)
27 2 13 12 8 32 Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis)
1 1 8 33 Moluccan Starling (Aplonis mysolensis)
6 1 2 3 8 34 Short-tailed Starling (Aplonis minor)
4 1 1 2 8 35 Micronesian Starling (Aplonis opaca)
0 2 36 Pohnpei Starling (Aplonis pelzelni)
15 3 5 7 8 37 Polynesian Starling (Aplonis tabuensis)
22 4 6 12 8 38 Samoan Starling (Aplonis atrifusca)
0 4 39 Rarotonga Starling (Aplonis cinerascens)
238 7 134 97 8 40 Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
57 3 10 44 8 41 Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor)
15 1 9 5 8 42 Red-billed Starling (Poliopsar sericeus)
27 3 7 17 8 43 White-cheeked Starling (Poliopsar cineraceus)
19 2 8 9 8 44 Wattled Starling (Creatophora cinerea)
122 3 67 52 8 45 Rose-coloured Starling (Pastor roseus)
32 2 14 16 8 46 Black-collared Starling (Gracupica nigricollis)
51 4 30 17 8 47 Asian Pied Starling (Gracupica contra)
28 4 15 9 2 48 Bali Myna (Leucopsar rothschildi)
9 1 3 5 8 49 Purple-backed Starling (Agropsar sturninus)
6 4 2 8 50 Red-cheeked Starling (Agropsar philippensis)
10 6 4 8 51 White-shouldered Starling (Sturnia sinensis)
33 2 21 10 8 52 Chestnut-tailed Starling (Sturnia malabarica)
11 1 10 8 53 White-headed Starling (Sturnia erythropygia)
72 2 47 23 8 54 Brahminy Starling (Sturnia pagodarum)
4 1 2 1 4 55 White-faced Starling (Sturnornis albofrontatus)
23 2 8 13 8 56 Great Myna (Acridotheres grandis)
22 2 15 5 8 57 Crested Myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)
20 1 10 9 8 58 White-vented Myna (Acridotheres javanicus)
2 2 8 59 Pale-bellied Myna (Acridotheres cinereus)
34 2 15 17 8 60 Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus)
2 1 1 8 61 Collared Myna (Acridotheres albocinctus)
34 2 21 11 8 62 Bank Myna (Acridotheres ginginianus)
166 9 102 55 8 63 Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
8 1 2 5 8 64 Vinous-breasted Myna (Acridotheres burmannicus)
12 1 6 5 3 65 Black-winged Myna (Acridotheres melanopterus)
29 1 16 12 8 66 Amethyst Starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster)
2 1 1 8 67 Madagascar Starling (Hartlaubius auratus)
4 2 2 8 68 Slender-billed Starling (Onychognathus tenuirostris)
14 8 6 8 69 Pale-winged Starling (Onychognathus nabouroup)
36 2 21 13 8 70 Red-winged Starling (Onychognathus morio)
1 1 8 71 Neumann's Starling (Onychognathus neumanni)
10 6 4 8 72 Bristle-crowned Starling (Onychognathus salvadorii)
3 3 8 73 Somali Starling (Onychognathus blythii)
0 8 74 Socotra Starling (Onychognathus frater)
23 1 17 5 8 75 Tristram's Starling (Onychognathus tristramii)
9 6 3 8 76 White-billed Starling (Onychognathus albirostris)
4 1 3 8 77 Waller's Starling (Onychognathus walleri)
7 3 4 8 78 Chestnut-winged Starling (Onychognathus fulgidus)
19 1 11 7 8 79 Hildebrandt's Starling (Lamprotornis hildebrandti)
9 5 4 8 80 Shelley's Starling (Lamprotornis shelleyi)
18 2 12 4 8 81 Burchell's Starling (Lamprotornis australis)
26 2 8 16 8 82 Long-tailed Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis caudatus)
36 1 16 19 8 83 Rüppell's Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis purpuroptera)
14 6 8 8 84 Meves's Long-tailed Starling (Lamprotornis mevesii)
5 4 1 8 85 Ashy Starling (Lamprotornis unicolor)
13 1 4 8 8 86 Splendid Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis splendidus)
1 1 8 87 Principe Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis ornatus)
25 3 12 10 8 88 Golden-breasted Starling (Lamprotornis regius)
82 3 45 34 8 89 Superb Starling (Lamprotornis superbus)
4 4 8 90 Chestnut-bellied Starling (Lamprotornis pulcher)
8 1 3 4 8 91 African Pied Starling (Lamprotornis bicolor)
14 3 11 8 92 White-crowned Starling (Lamprotornis albicapillus)
8 6 2 8 93 Fischer's Starling (Lamprotornis fischeri)
21 7 14 8 94 Lesser Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chloropterus)
0 8 95 Sharp-tailed Starling (Lamprotornis acuticaudus)
22 10 12 8 96 Purple Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis purpureus)
7 5 2 8 97 Bronze-tailed Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis chalcurus)
26 21 5 8 98 Cape Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis nitens)
12 1 4 7 7 99 Emerald Starling (Lamprotornis iris)
62 41 21 8 100 Greater Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus)
4 3 1 8 101 Spot-winged Starling (Saroglossa spiloptera)
4 4 8 102 White-winged Babbling Starling (Neocichla gutturalis)
3 2 1 8 103 White-collared Starling (Grafisia torquata)
2 1 1 8 104 Magpie Starling (Speculipastor bicolor)
5 3 2 8 105 Sharpe's Starling (Pholia sharpii)
4 2 2 4 106 Abbott's Starling (Pholia femoralis)
6 3 3 8 107 Narrow-tailed Starling (Poeoptera lugubris)
1 1 8 108 Kenrick's Starling (Poeoptera kenricki)
3 1 2 8 109 Stuhlmann's Starling (Poeoptera stuhlmanni)
11 9 2 8 110 Black-bellied Glossy Starling (Notopholia corrusca)
2 1 1 6 111 Copper-tailed Glossy Starling (Hylopsar cupreocauda)
0 8 112 Purple-headed Glossy Starling (Hylopsar purpureiceps)

Family statistics

31 genera, 112 species

2048 files covering
31 genera	(100%)
102 species	(91%)

900 videos covering
30 genera	(97%)
91 species	(81%)

1026 photographs covering
31 genera	(100%)
99 species	(88%)

122 sound recordings covering
20 genera	(65%)
54 species	(48%)

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Passeriformes

Starlings (Sturnidae)

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