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Agropsar

  • Agropsar

    Agropsar is a genus of Asian birds in the family Sturnidae. It is sometimes merged with Sturnus or Sturnia.

    1/ Daurian starling (Sáo đá lưng đen, Agropsar sturninus), or purple-backed starling
    previously placed in the genus Sturnus.

  • Daurian Starling

    Daurian starling 
    (Sáo đá lưng đen, Agropsar sturninus), 
    or purple-backed starling previously placed in the genus Sturnus.

    The Daurian starling (Agropsar sturninus), or purple-backed starling, is a species of bird in the starling family found in the eastern Palearctic from eastern Mongolia and southeastern Russia to North Korea and central China.


    The Sturnidae are named for the genus Sturnus which in Latin means starling.
    Agropsar: Greek agros field; psar starling.
    sturninus Latin sturninus speckled.
Golden rice terraces at Mu Cang Chai, Yen Bai

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