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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10 6 4 8 1 Sulawesi Crested Myna (Basilornis celebensis)
1 1 6 2 Helmeted Myna (Basilornis galeatus)
0 8 3 Long-crested Myna (Basilornis corythaix)
6 1 1 4 6 4 Apo Myna (Basilornis mirandus)
9 1 4 4 8 5 Coleto (Sarcops calvus)
6 1 5 8 6 White-necked Myna (Streptocitta albicollis)
0 6 7 Bare-eyed Myna (Streptocitta albertinae)
15 1 9 5 8 8 Yellow-faced Myna (Mino dumontii)
26 7 3 16 8 9 Long-tailed Myna (Mino kreffti)
3 2 1 8 10 Golden Myna (Mino anais)
6 1 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)
3 1 2 6 16 Sri Lanka Hill Myna (Gracula ptilogenys)
8 2 6 8 17 Flame-browed Starling (Enodes erythrophris)
19 1 12 6 8 18 Grosbeak Starling (Scissirostrum dubium)
25 1 9 15 8 19 Shining Starling (Aplonis metallica)
1 1 6 20 Yellow-eyed Starling (Aplonis mystacea)
14 3 1 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)
20 1 9 10 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)
3 3 8 37 Polynesian Starling (Aplonis tabuensis)
0 8 38 Samoan Starling (Aplonis atrifusca)
0 4 39 Rarotonga Starling (Aplonis cinerascens)
172 2 91 79 8 40 Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
52 3 10 39 8 41 Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor)
11 1 7 3 8 42 Red-billed Starling (Poliopsar sericeus)
23 3 7 13 8 43 White-cheeked Starling (Poliopsar cineraceus)
17 2 7 8 8 44 Wattled Starling (Creatophora cinerea)
67 3 35 29 8 45 Rose-coloured Starling (Pastor roseus)
26 2 9 15 8 46 Black-collared Starling (Gracupica nigricollis)
42 4 21 17 8 47 Asian Pied Starling (Gracupica contra)
21 3 10 8 2 48 Bali Myna (Leucopsar rothschildi)
8 1 2 5 8 49 Purple-backed Starling (Agropsar sturninus)
4 2 2 8 50 Red-cheeked Starling (Agropsar philippensis)
8 5 3 8 51 White-shouldered Starling (Sturnia sinensis)
25 2 14 9 8 52 Chestnut-tailed Starling (Sturnia malabarica)
11 1 10 8 53 White-headed Starling (Sturnia erythropygia)
65 2 40 23 8 54 Brahminy Starling (Sturnia pagodarum)
4 1 2 1 4 55 White-faced Starling (Sturnornis albofrontatus)
20 2 6 12 8 56 Great Myna (Acridotheres grandis)
15 2 10 3 8 57 Crested Myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)
18 1 8 9 8 58 White-vented Myna (Acridotheres javanicus)
2 1 1 8 59 Pale-bellied Myna (Acridotheres cinereus)
28 2 10 16 8 60 Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus)
1 1 8 61 Collared Myna (Acridotheres albocinctus)
29 2 17 10 8 62 Bank Myna (Acridotheres ginginianus)
119 7 61 51 8 63 Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
7 1 1 5 8 64 Vinous-breasted Myna (Acridotheres burmannicus)
7 2 5 3 65 Black-winged Myna (Acridotheres melanopterus)
23 1 12 10 8 66 Amethyst Starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster)
2 1 1 8 67 Madagascar Starling (Hartlaubius auratus)
2 1 1 8 68 Slender-billed Starling (Onychognathus tenuirostris)
12 6 6 8 69 Pale-winged Starling (Onychognathus nabouroup)
29 17 12 8 70 Red-winged Starling (Onychognathus morio)
1 1 8 71 Neumann's Starling (Onychognathus neumanni)
7 4 3 8 72 Bristle-crowned Starling (Onychognathus salvadorii)
2 2 8 73 Somali Starling (Onychognathus blythii)
0 8 74 Socotra Starling (Onychognathus frater)
21 1 15 5 8 75 Tristram's Starling (Onychognathus tristramii)
9 6 3 8 76 White-billed Starling (Onychognathus albirostris)
3 3 8 77 Waller's Starling (Onychognathus walleri)
7 3 4 8 78 Chestnut-winged Starling (Onychognathus fulgidus)
11 8 3 8 79 Hildebrandt's Starling (Lamprotornis hildebrandti)
7 3 4 8 80 Shelley's Starling (Lamprotornis shelleyi)
14 2 8 4 8 81 Burchell's Starling (Lamprotornis australis)
21 1 4 16 8 82 Long-tailed Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis caudatus)
30 11 19 8 83 Rüppell's Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis purpuroptera)
12 5 7 8 84 Meves's Long-tailed Starling (Lamprotornis mevesii)
3 3 8 85 Ashy Starling (Lamprotornis unicolor)
11 3 8 8 86 Splendid Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis splendidus)
1 1 8 87 Principe Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis ornatus)
16 2 7 7 8 88 Golden-breasted Starling (Lamprotornis regius)
61 3 34 24 8 89 Superb Starling (Lamprotornis superbus)
3 3 8 90 Chestnut-bellied Starling (Lamprotornis pulcher)
4 1 2 1 8 91 African Pied Starling (Lamprotornis bicolor)
14 2 12 8 92 White-crowned Starling (Lamprotornis albicapillus)
6 4 2 8 93 Fischer's Starling (Lamprotornis fischeri)
17 4 13 8 94 Lesser Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chloropterus)
0 8 95 Sharp-tailed Starling (Lamprotornis acuticaudus)
16 4 12 8 96 Purple Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis purpureus)
5 3 2 8 97 Bronze-tailed Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis chalcurus)
20 15 5 8 98 Cape Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis nitens)
5 2 3 7 99 Emerald Starling (Lamprotornis iris)
44 23 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)
2 1 1 8 103 White-collared Starling (Grafisia torquata)
1 1 8 104 Magpie Starling (Speculipastor bicolor)
3 1 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)
2 2 8 109 Stuhlmann's Starling (Poeoptera stuhlmanni)
9 8 1 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

1563 files covering
31 genera	(100%)
100 species	(89%)

762 videos covering
30 genera	(97%)
89 species	(79%)

714 photographs covering
30 genera	(97%)
95 species	(85%)

87 sound recordings covering
19 genera	(61%)
43 species	(38%)

112 100 89 89 79 95 85 43 38

Passeriformes

Starlings (Sturnidae)

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