White-headed Starling
Sturnia erythropygiaBlyth, E, 1846
English (US) White-headed Starling
The White-headed Starling (Sturnia erythropygia) 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.
- Scientific name
- Sturnia erythropygia
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-headed Starling
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1846
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Sturnia erythropygia andamanensis
- Sturnia erythropygia erythropygia
- Sturnia erythropygia katchalensis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1846
- Type locality
- Nicobar Islands.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 15, no.169 p.34
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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