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Starling
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Agropsar
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Sturnidae
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
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Sturnidae
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
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Sturnidae
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
- Order: Passeriformes
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.