Rosy Starling
Pastor roseus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Rosy Starling
The Rosy Starling (Pastor roseus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Sturnidae (Rhabdornis, Starlings, and Mynas) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: breeds south-central Europe; winters primarily India and southeastern Arabian PeninsulaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pastor roseus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rosy Starling
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Turdus roseus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Lapland and Switzerland.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.170
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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