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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
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Rosy Starling
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)

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Taxonomic 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.

See all 123 species of the family Sturnidae