Chestnut-tailed Starling
Sturnia malabarica(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Chestnut-tailed Starling
The Chestnut-tailed Starling (Sturnia malabarica) 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 malabarica
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chestnut-tailed Starling
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Sturnia malabarica malabarica
- Sturnia malabarica nemoricola
- Sturnia malabarica blythii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Turdus malabaricus
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Malabar.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.816
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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