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Starling

  • 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.

  • Spodiopsar

    Spodiopsar is a genus of Asian birds in the family Sturnidae.
    The genus name combines the Ancient Greek spodios meaning "ash-coloured" and psar meaning "starling".

    1/ Red-billed starling (Sáo đá đầu trắng, Spodiopsar sericeus)
    The specific epithet sericeus is Medieval Latin meaning "silken" (which is from "silk starling" that had been illustrated by a naturalist)

    2/ White-cheeked starling or grey starling (Sáo đá má trắng, Spodiopsar cineraceus)
    formerly placed in the genus Sturnus. 

  • Sturnia

    Sturnia is a genus of Asian birds in the starling family Sturnidae. It is sometimes merged with Sturnus.
    The genus name is from Latin sturnus meaning "starling".

    1/ Chestnut-tailed starling (Sáo đá đuôi hung, Sturnia malabarica), also called grey-headed starling and grey-headed myna
    formerly placed in the genus Sturnus.

    2/ White-shouldered starling (Sáo đá Trung Quốc, Sturnia sinensis)
    The specific epithet sinensis is Modern Latin for "Chinese".

  • Sturnidae

    Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Sturnidae of the order Passeriformes.
    The Sturnidae are named for the genus Sturnus which in Latin means starling.

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