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Purple-backed Starling

Agropsar sturninus (Pallas, PS 1776)

The Daurian starling, or purple-backed starling, is a species of bird in the starling family found in the eastern Palearctic from eastern Mongolia and southeastern Russia to North Korea and central China. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Sturnidae
Genus:
   Agropsar
Scientific:
  Agropsar sturninus

Original description

Citation:
  (Pallas, PS 1776)

Reference:
   Reise verschied. Prov. Russ. Reichs 3 p.695

Protonym:
  Gracula sturnina

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  2FC5C3978171719C

Avibase ID:
  avibase-2FC5C397

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/2FC5C397

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 915880

Geographic range:

  • Agropsar sturninus: SE Siberia to n Mongolia and n Korea; winters to SE Asia
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Purple-backed Starling
Catalan:
estornell dàuric
Czech:
špaček mandžuský
Danish:
Amurstær
German:
Mongolenstar
Spanish:
Estornino Dáurico
Spanish (Spain):
Estornino Dáurico
Finnish:
mantšuriankottarainen
French:
Étourneau de Daourie
Croatian:
Bijelokrili čvorak
Hungarian:
bíborhátú seregély
Icelandic:
Hvítstari
Italian:
Storno daurico
Japanese (romaji):
shiberiamukudori
Japanese:
シベリアムクドリ
Lithuanian:
daūrinis mažasis varnėnas
Dutch:
Daurische Spreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Mandsjuriastare
Norwegian:
Mandsjuriastær
Polish:
szpak mandżurski
Portuguese:
Estorninho-dáurico
Portuguese (Portugal):
Estorninho-dáurico
Russian:
Малый скворец
Slovak:
škorec škvrnotylový
Serbian:
Belokrili čvorak
Swedish:
amurstare
Ukrainian:
Шпак даурський
Chinese:
北椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
北椋鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Purple-backed Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Purple-backed Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Purple-backed Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Purple-backed Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Purple-backed Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Purple-backed Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Purple-backed Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Purple-backed Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Purple-backed Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Purple-backed Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Purple-backed Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Purple-backed Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Purple-backed Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Purple-backed Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Purple-backed Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Purple-backed Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Purple-backed Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Purple-backed Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Purple-backed Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Purple-backed Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Purple-backed Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Purple-backed Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Purple-backed Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Purple-backed Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Purple-backed Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Purple-backed Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Purple-backed Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Purple-backed Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Purple-backed Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Purple-backed Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Purple-backed Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Étourneau de Daourie ( Sturnus sturninus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Étourneau de Daourie ( Sturnus sturninus)
Clements 1st edition:
Daurian Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Clements, version 2021:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
Clements, version 2022:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
Clements, version 2023:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
Clements 3rd edition:
Daurian Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Clements 4th edition:
Daurian Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Daurian Starling ( Sturnia sturnina)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Daurian Starling ( Sturnia sturnina)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Daurian Starling ( Sturnia sturnina)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Daurian Starling ( Sturnia sturnina)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Daurian Starling ( Sturnia sturnina)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Daurian Starling ( Sturnia sturnina)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Daurian Starling ( Sturnia sturnina)
Clements 6th edition:
Daurian Starling ( Sturnia sturnina)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Daurian Starling ( Sturnia sturnina)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Daurian Starling ( Sturnia sturnina)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Daurian Starling ( Sturnia sturnina)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Daurian Starling ( Sturnia sturnina)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Daurian Starling ( Sturnia sturnina)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Daurian Starling ( Sturnia sturnina)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Daurian Starling ( Sturnia sturnina)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Daurian Starling ( Sturnia sturnina)
Clements, version 2015:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
Clements, version 2016:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
Clements, version 2017:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
Clements, version 2018:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
Clements, version 2019:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
eBird version 1.50:
Daurian Starling ( Sturnia sturnina)
eBird version 1.52:
Daurian Starling ( Sturnia sturnina)
eBird version 1.53:
Daurian Starling ( Sturnia sturnina)
eBird version 1.54:
Daurian Starling ( Sturnia sturnina)
eBird version 1.55:
Daurian Starling ( Sturnia sturnina)
eBird version 2015:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
eBird version 2016:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
eBird version 2017:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
eBird version 2018:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
eBird version 2019:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
eBird version 2021:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
eBird version 2022:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
eBird version 2023:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Daurian Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Daurian Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Purple-backed Starling/Daurian Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Purple-backed Starling/Daurian Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Purple-backed Starling/Daurian Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Purple-backed Starling/Daurian Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Purple-backed Starling/Daurian Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Purple-backed Starling/Daurian Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Purple-backed Starling/Daurian Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Purple-backed Starling/Daurian Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Purple-backed Starling/Daurian Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Purple-backed Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Purple-backed Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Purple-backed Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Purple-backed Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Purple-backed Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Purple-backed Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Purple-backed Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Daurian Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Daurian Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Daurian Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Daurian Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Daurian Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Daurian Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Oriental Bird Club:
Purple-backed Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Sturnus sturninus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Sturnus sturninus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Sturnus sturninus
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Purple-backed Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Purple-backed Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Purple-backed Starling ( Sturnus sturninus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Daurian Starling ( Agropsar sturninus)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Sturnus sturninus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Agropsar sturninus

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: kiçik Yaponiya sığırçını
Belarusian: Даурскі шпак
Bulgarian: Малък скорец
Catalan: estornell dàuric
Czech: špaček mandžuský, Špacek mongolský, špaček mongolský
Chuvash: пĕчĕк шăнкăрч
Welsh: Drudwen Dawria
Danish: Amurstær, Amur-stær, Mongolstær
German: Daurischer Star, Mongolenstar
Greek: Μικρoψάρovo, Ψαρόνι του Αμούρ
English: Daurian Myna, Daurian Starling, Purple-backed Myna, Purple-backed Starling, Purple-backed Starling/Daurian Starling
English (Australia): Purple-backed Starling
English, HBW: Purple-backed Starling
English (IOC): Daurian Starling
English (United States): Daurian Starling
Esperanto: Malgranda sturno, Purpurdorsa sturno
Spanish: Estornino Dáurico, Estornino Daurio, Estornino Mongol
Spanish (Spain): Estornino Dáurico
Spanish (HBW): Estornino dáurico
Estonian: väike-kuldnokk
Finnish: Kottarainen, Mantsuriankottarainen, mantšuriankottarainen
Faroese: Dauriskur stari
French: Etourneau de Daourie, Étourneau de Daourie, Martin à dos pourpré, Martin dominicain
Frisian: Mongoalske protter
Irish: Druid dauria
Galician: Estorniño dáurico
Manx: Trutlag Dauriagh
Hebrew: זרזיר סיבירי
Croatian: Bijelokrili čvorak, Ljubičastoleđi čvorak
Hungarian: bíborhátú seregély
Indonesian: Burung Jalak Cina, Jalak Cina
Icelandic: Hvítstari
Italian: Storno daurico, Storno di Dauria, Storno dorsoviola
Japanese (romaji): shiberia muku-dori, shiberiamukudori, Shiberia-mukudori, Siberia-mukudori
Japanese: シベリアムクドリ
Japanese (Kanji): シベリア椋鳥
Kara-Kalpak: киши торғай
Mongolian, Halh: гэрийн тоть, хурган тодлой, хурган тодол
Korean: 북방쇠찌르레기
Korean (Transliteration): bukbang-soe-jjireuregi
Kirghiz: кидик чыйырчык
Scientific: Agropsar sturninus, Gracula sturnina, Sturnia sturnina, Sturnus sturnina, Sturnus sturninus
Lithuanian: daūrinis mažasis varnėnas, Daūrinis varnėnas, Mažasis varnėnas
Latvian: mantijas strazds
Macedonian: Даурски сколовранец
Malayalam: ചെന്നീലിക്കാളി
Mongolian: гэрийн тоть, умарт шарига, умартын шарига, Хурган тодлой, Хурган тодол
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠣᠮᠠᠷᠠᠭᠣ ᠵᠢᠨ ᠱᠠᠷᠢᠭ᠎ᠠ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Умартын шарига
Mongolian (Transliteration): khurg aŋ todloi, khurg aŋ todol, umartiŋ sharig
Malay: Burung Perling Belakang Ungu, Perling Belakang Ungu
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): умарт шарига, умартын шарига
Nepali: सानो डाङ्ग्रे साराÄ
Dutch: Daurische Spreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Mandsjuriastare
Norwegian: Mandsjuriastær
Polish: szpak mandzurski, szpak mandżurski
Pinyin: běi liáng-niǎo
Portuguese: Estorninho-dáurico
Portuguese (Portugal): Estorninho-dáurico
Rhaeto-Romance: Sturnel mongolic
Romanian: Graur mongol
Russian: даурский скворец, Малый cкворец, Малый скворец, Скворец даурский, Скворец малый
Northern Sami: Mantsuriastárra
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Dampita Sharikawa
Slovak: škorec škvrnotylový, škorec škvrnotylý
Slovenian: davrijski škorec
Serbian: Belokrili čvorak
Swedish: Amurstare
Thai: นกกิ้งโครงแกลบหลังม่วงดำ
Thai (Transliteration): nók kîŋ-kʰrooŋ klàeep lăŋ-mûaŋ-dam
Turkish: Çin Sığırcığı, Moğol sığırcığı, Sibirya sığırcığı
Ukrainian: Шпак даурський
Vietnamese: Chim Sáo đá Á châu, Chim Sáo đá lưng đen, Sáo đá lưng đen
Kalmyk: баһ үкр хар
Chinese: 北椋鳥, 北椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 北椋鳥
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 北椋鳥
Chinese (Taiwan): 北椋鸟

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