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Rosy Starling (Pastor roseus) by Nikhil Devasar

Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? (Matthew 6:26 NKJV)

CLASS – AVES, Order – PASSERIFORMES, Family – Sturnidae – Starlings

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I.O.C. 3.1 Version
Genus (33), Species (123), Subspecies

Aplonis
Metallic Starling (Aplonis metallica)Metallic Starling by Ian – Article
____ (Aplonis metallica metallica)
____ (Aplonis metallica nitida)
____ (Aplonis metallica purpureiceps)
____ (Aplonis metallica inornata)
Violet-hooded Starling (Aplonis circumscripta)
Yellow-eyed Starling (Aplonis mystacea)
Singing Starling (Aplonis cantoroides)
Tanimbar Starling (Aplonis crassa)
Atoll Starling (Aplonis feadensis)
____ (Aplonis feadensis heureka)
____ (Aplonis feadensis feadensis)
Rennell Starling (Aplonis insularis)
Long-tailed Starling (Aplonis magna)
____ (Aplonis magna magna)
____ (Aplonis magna brevicauda)
White-eyed Starling (Aplonis brunneicapillus)
Brown-winged Starling (Aplonis grandis)
____ (Aplonis grandis grandis)
____ (Aplonis grandis malaitae)
____ (Aplonis grandis macrura)
Makira Starling (Aplonis dichroa)
Rusty-winged Starling (Aplonis zelandica)
____ (Aplonis zelandica maxwellii)
____ (Aplonis zelandica zelandica)
____ (Aplonis zelandica rufipennis)
Striated Starling (Aplonis striata)
____ (Aplonis striata striata)
____ (Aplonis striata atronitens)
Tasman Starling (Aplonis fusca †)
____ (Aplonis fusca † fusca †)
____ (Aplonis fusca † hulliana †)
Mountain Starling (Aplonis santovestris)
Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis)
____ (Aplonis panayensis affinis)
____ (Aplonis panayensis tytleri)
____ (Aplonis panayensis albiris)
____ (Aplonis panayensis strigata)
____ (Aplonis panayensis altirostris)
____ (Aplonis panayensis pachistorhina)
____ (Aplonis panayensis enganensis)
____ (Aplonis panayensis heterochlora)
____ (Aplonis panayensis eustathis)
____ (Aplonis panayensis alipodis)
____ (Aplonis panayensis gusti)
____ (Aplonis panayensis sanghirensis)
____ (Aplonis panayensis panayensis)
Moluccan Starling (Aplonis mysolensis)
____ (Aplonis mysolensis mysolensis)
____ (Aplonis mysolensis sulaensis)
Short-tailed Starling (Aplonis minor)
____ (Aplonis minor minor)
____ (Aplonis minor todayensis)
Micronesian Starling (Aplonis opaca)
____ (Aplonis opaca aenea)
____ (Aplonis opaca guami)
____ (Aplonis opaca orii)
____ (Aplonis opaca kurodai)
____ (Aplonis opaca ponapensis)
____ (Aplonis opaca opaca)
____ (Aplonis opaca anga)
Pohnpei Starling (Aplonis pelzelni)
Polynesian Starling (Aplonis tabuensis)
____ (Aplonis tabuensis pachyrhampha)
____ (Aplonis tabuensis tucopiae)
____ (Aplonis tabuensis rotumae)
____ (Aplonis tabuensis vitiensis)
____ (Aplonis tabuensis manuae)
____ (Aplonis tabuensis tabuensis)
____ (Aplonis tabuensis fortunae)
____ (Aplonis tabuensis tenebrosa)
____ (Aplonis tabuensis nesiotes)
____ (Aplonis tabuensis brunnescens)
____ (Aplonis tabuensis tutuilae)
____ (Aplonis tabuensis brevirostris)
Samoan Starling (Aplonis atrifusca)
Kosrae Starling (Aplonis corvina †)
Mauke Starling (Aplonis mavornata †)
Rarotonga Starling (Aplonis cinerascens)
Mino
Yellow-faced Myna (Mino dumontii)
Long-tailed Myna (Mino kreffti)
____ (Mino kreffti giliau)
____ (Mino kreffti kreffti)
____ (Mino kreffti sanfordi)
Golden Myna (Mino anais)
____ (Mino anais anais)
____ (Mino anais orientalis)
____ (Mino anais robertsonii)
Basilornis
Sulawesi Myna (Basilornis celebensis)
Helmeted Myna (Basilornis galeatus)
Long-crested Myna (Basilornis corythaix)
Apo Myna (Basilornis mirandus)
Sarcops
Coleto (Sarcops calvus)
____ (Sarcops calvus calvus)
____ (Sarcops calvus melanonotus)
____ (Sarcops calvus lowii)
Streptocitta
White-necked Myna (Streptocitta albicollis)
____ (Streptocitta albicollis torquata)
____ (Streptocitta albicollis albicollis)
Bare-eyed Myna (Streptocitta albertinae)
Enodes
Fiery-browed Starling (Enodes erythrophris)
Scissirostrum
Grosbeak Starling (Scissirostrum dubium)
Saroglossa
Spot-winged Starling (Saroglossa spiloptera)
Ampeliceps
Golden-crested Myna (Ampeliceps coronatus)
Gracula
Sri Lanka Hill Myna (Gracula ptilogenys)
Common Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa)
____ (Gracula religiosa peninsularis)
____ (Gracula religiosa intermedia)
____ (Gracula religiosa andamanensis)
____ (Gracula religiosa religiosa)
____ (Gracula religiosa batuensis)
____ (Gracula religiosa palawanensis)
____ (Gracula religiosa venerata)
Southern Hill Myna (Gracula indica)
Nias Hill Myna (Gracula robusta)
Enggano Hill Myna (Gracula enganensis)
Acridotheres
Great Myna (Acridotheres grandis)Crested Myna by MAMuin
Crested Myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)
____ (Acridotheres cristatellus cristatellus)
____ (Acridotheres cristatellus brevipennis)
____ (Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus)
White-vented Myna (Acridotheres javanicus)
Pale-bellied Myna (Acridotheres cinereus)
Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus)Jungle Myna by Ian
____ (Acridotheres fuscus mahrattensis)
____ (Acridotheres fuscus fuscus)
____ (Acridotheres fuscus fumidus)
____ (Acridotheres fuscus torquatus)
Collared Myna (Acridotheres albocinctus)
Bank Myna (Acridotheres ginginianus)Bank Myna by Nikhil
Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
____ (Acridotheres tristis tristis)
____ (Acridotheres tristis melanosternus)
Black-winged Starling (Acridotheres melanopterus)
____ (Acridotheres melanopterus melanopterus)
____ (Acridotheres melanopterus tricolor)
____ (Acridotheres melanopterus tertius)
Vinous-breasted Starling (Acridotheres burmannicus)
____ (Acridotheres burmannicus burmannicus)
____ (Acridotheres burmannicus leucocephalus)
Spodiopsar
Red-billed Starling (Spodiopsar sericeus)Red-billed Starling by WKwong
White-cheeked Starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus)White-cheeked Starling ©©
Gracupica
Black-collared Starling (Gracupica nigricollis)
Pied Myna (Gracupica contra)Pied Myna by Ian
____ (Gracupica contra contra)
____ (Gracupica contra sordidus)
____ (Gracupica contra superciliaris)
____ (Gracupica contra floweri)
____ (Gracupica contra jalla)
Agropsar
Daurian Starling (Agropsar sturninus)
Chestnut-cheeked Starling (Agropsar philippensis)
Sturnia
White-shouldered Starling (Sturnia sinensis)
Chestnut-tailed Starling (Sturnia malabarica)Chestnut-tailed Starling by Nikhil
____ (Sturnia malabarica malabarica)
____ (Sturnia malabarica nemoricola)
White-headed Starling (Sturnia erythropygia)
____ (Sturnia erythropygia andamanensis)
____ (Sturnia erythropygia erythropygia)
____ (Sturnia erythropygia katchalensis)
Malabar Starling (Sturnia blythii)
Brahminy Starling (Sturnia pagodarum)
Sturnornis
White-faced Starling (Sturnornis albofrontatus)
Leucopsar
Bali Myna (Leucopsar rothschildi) LLABS
Fregilupus †
Hoopoe Starling (Fregilupus † varius †)
Necropsar †
Rodrigues Starling (Necropsar † rodericanus †)
Pastor
Rosy Starling (Pastor roseus)Rosy Starling by Nikhil
Sturnus
Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)Common Starling by Lee
____ (Sturnus vulgaris caucasicus)
____ (Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris)
____ (Sturnus vulgaris faroensis)
____ (Sturnus vulgaris zetlandicus)
____ (Sturnus vulgaris granti)
____ (Sturnus vulgaris poltaratskyi)
____ (Sturnus vulgaris tauricus)
____ (Sturnus vulgaris purpurascens)
____ (Sturnus vulgaris oppenheimi)
____ (Sturnus vulgaris nobilior)
____ (Sturnus vulgaris porphyronotus)
____ (Sturnus vulgaris humii)
____ (Sturnus vulgaris minor)
Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor)
Creatophora
Wattled Starling (Creatophora cinerea)Wattled Starling ©©
Notopholia
Black-bellied Starling (Notopholia corrusca)
____ (Notopholia corrusca corrusca)
____ (Notopholia corrusca vaughani)
Hylopsar
Purple-headed Starling (Hylopsar purpureiceps)
Copper-tailed Starling (Hylopsar cupreocauda)
Lamprotornis
Cape Starling (Lamprotornis nitens)
____ (Lamprotornis nitens nitens)
____ (Lamprotornis nitens phoenicopterus)
____ (Lamprotornis nitens culminator)
Greater Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus)Greater Blue-eared Starling by DavesBP
____ (Lamprotornis chalybaeus chalybaeus)
____ (Lamprotornis chalybaeus cyaniventris)
____ (Lamprotornis chalybaeus sycobius)
____ (Lamprotornis chalybaeus nordmanni)
Lesser Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chloropterus)
Miombo Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis elisabeth)
Bronze-tailed Starling (Lamprotornis chalcurus)
____ (Lamprotornis chalcurus chalcurus)
____ (Lamprotornis chalcurus emini)
Splendid Starling (Lamprotornis splendidus)
____ (Lamprotornis splendidus chrysonotis)
____ (Lamprotornis splendidus splendidus)
____ (Lamprotornis splendidus lessoni)
____ (Lamprotornis splendidus bailundensis)
Principe Starling (Lamprotornis ornatus)
Emerald Starling (Lamprotornis iris)
Purple Starling (Lamprotornis purpureus)
____ (Lamprotornis purpureus purpureus)
____ (Lamprotornis purpureus amethystinus)
Rüppell’s Starling (Lamprotornis purpuroptera)
____ (Lamprotornis purpuroptera aeneocephalus)
____ (Lamprotornis purpuroptera purpuroptera)
Long-tailed Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis caudatus)
Golden-breasted Starling (Lamprotornis regius)Golden-breasted Starling by Lee
____ (Lamprotornis regius regius)
____ (Lamprotornis regius magnificus)
Meves’s Starling (Lamprotornis mevesii)
____ (Lamprotornis mevesii benguelensis)
____ (Lamprotornis mevesii violacior)
____ (Lamprotornis mevesii mevesii)
Burchell’s Starling (Lamprotornis australis)
Sharp-tailed Starling (Lamprotornis acuticaudus)
____ (Lamprotornis acuticaudus acuticaudus)
____ (Lamprotornis acuticaudus ecki)
Superb Starling (Lamprotornis superbus)
Hildebrandt’s Starling (Lamprotornis hildebrandti)Hildebrandt’s Starling by DavesBP
Shelley’s Starling (Lamprotornis shelleyi)
Chestnut-bellied Starling (Lamprotornis pulcher)
Ashy Starling (Lamprotornis unicolor)
Fischer’s Starling (Lamprotornis fischeri)
Pied Starling (Lamprotornis bicolor)
White-crowned Starling (Lamprotornis albicapillus)
____ (Lamprotornis albicapillus albicapillus)
____ (Lamprotornis albicapillus horrensis)
Hartlaubius
Madagascar Starling (Hartlaubius auratus)
Cinnyricinclus
Violet-backed Starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster)
____ (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster leucogaster)
____ (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster arabicus)
____ (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster verreauxi)
Onychognathus
Red-winged Starling (Onychognathus morio)Red-winged Starling by Ian
____ (Onychognathus morio rueppellii)
____ (Onychognathus morio morio)
Slender-billed Starling (Onychognathus tenuirostris)
____ (Onychognathus tenuirostris tenuirostris)
____ (Onychognathus tenuirostris theresae)
Chestnut-winged Starling (Onychognathus fulgidus)
____ (Onychognathus fulgidus fulgidus)
____ (Onychognathus fulgidus hartlaubii)
____ (Onychognathus fulgidus intermedius)
Waller’s Starling (Onychognathus walleri)
____ (Onychognathus walleri preussi)
____ (Onychognathus walleri elgonensis)
____ (Onychognathus walleri walleri)
Somali Starling (Onychognathus blythii)
Socotra Starling (Onychognathus frater)
Tristram’s Starling (Onychognathus tristramii)
Pale-winged Starling (Onychognathus nabouroup)
Bristle-crowned Starling (Onychognathus salvadorii)
White-billed Starling (Onychognathus albirostris)
Neumann’s Starling (Onychognathus neumanni)
____ (Onychognathus neumanni modicus)
____ (Onychognathus neumanni neumanni)
Poeoptera
Stuhlmann’s Starling (Poeoptera stuhlmanni)
Kenrick’s Starling (Poeoptera kenricki)
____ (Poeoptera kenricki bensoni)
____ (Poeoptera kenricki kenricki)
Narrow-tailed Starling (Poeoptera lugubris)
Sharpe’s Starling (Poeoptera sharpii)
Abbott’s Starling (Poeoptera femoralis)
Grafisia
White-collared Starling (Grafisia torquata)
Speculipastor
Magpie Starling (Speculipastor bicolor)
Neocichla
Babbling Starling (Neocichla gutturalis)
____ (Neocichla gutturalis gutturalis)
____ (Neocichla gutturalis angusta)
Rhabdornis
Stripe-headed Rhabdornis (Rhabdornis mystacalis)Stripe-headed Rhabdornis ©©
____ (Rhabdornis mystacalis mystacalis)
____ (Rhabdornis mystacalis minor)
Stripe-breasted Rhabdornis (Rhabdornis inornatus)Stripe-breasted Rhabdornis ©©
____ (Rhabdornis inornatus inornatus)
____ (Rhabdornis inornatus leytensis)
____ (Rhabdornis inornatus rabori)
____ (Rhabdornis inornatus alaris)
Grand Rhabdornis (Rhabdornis grandis)Grand(Long-billed) Rhabdornis ©©
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