Starlings (Sturnidae)
White-headed Starling (Sturnia erythropygia) - HBW 14, p. 731
French: Étourneau à tête blanche
German: Andamanenstar
Spanish: Estornino Cabeciblanco
Other common names: White-headed Myna, Andaman White-headed Starling
Taxonomy: Sturnia erythropygia Blyth, 1846, Nicobar Islands.
Genus often subsumed into Sturnus. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- andamanensis ( Tytler, 1867) - Andaman Is.
- erythropygia Blyth, 1846 - Car Nicobar, in N Nicobar Is.
- katchalensis Richmond, 1902 - Katchall I, in C Nicobar Is.
- Least Concern
- No sound recordings available yet
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