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Chestnut-tailed Starling
Sturnia malabarica (Gmelin, JF 1789)
The chestnut-tailed starling, also called grey-headed starling and grey-headed myna is a member of the starling family. It is a resident or partially migratory species found in wooded habitats in India and Southeast Asia. The species name is after the distribution of a former subspecies in the Malabar region. While the chestnut-tailed starling is a winter visitor to peninsular India, the closely related resident breeding population with a white head is now treated as a full species, the Malabar starling. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Sturnidae
Genus:
Sturnia
Scientific:
Sturnia malabarica
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Sturnidae
Genus:
Sturnia
Scientific:
Sturnia malabarica
Original description
Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1789)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2
1 pt2 p.816
Protonym:
Turdus malabaricus
Type locality:
Malabar.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656311
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
52CE07EE1C1784DB
Avibase ID:
avibase-52CE07EE
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/52CE07EE
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 915883
Geographic range:
- Sturnia malabarica malabarica: northern, central, and northeastern India, Nepal; winters to southern and western India
- Sturnia malabarica nemoricola: northeastern India (southern Assam), southern China (Yunnan), Myanmar, northwestern and western Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam; to Cambodia in winter
Source: Clements checklist
Chestnut-tailed Starling
Catalan:
Estornell de cap cendrós
Czech:
špaček rezavobřichý
Danish:
Gråhovedet Stær
German:
Graukopfstar
Spanish:
Estornino Malabar
Spanish (Spain):
Estornino malabar
Finnish:
harmaasiipikottarainen
French:
Étourneau à tête grise
Croatian:
bjeloglavi čvorak
Hungarian:
szürkefejű seregély
Italian:
Storno codacastana
Japanese (romaji):
indokomukudori
Japanese:
インドコムクドリ
Lithuanian:
pilkagalvis varnėnas
Dutch:
Grijskopspreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gråhovudstare
Norwegian:
Gråhodestær
Polish:
szpak szarogłowy
Portuguese:
Estorninho-de-malabar
Portuguese (Portugal):
estorninho-de-cabeça-cinzenta
Russian:
Сероголовый скворец
Slovak:
škorec sivohlavý
Swedish:
gråhuvad stare
Ukrainian:
Шпачок сіроголовий
Chinese:
灰头椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
灰頭椋鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sturnia malabarica [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Sturnia malabarica or blythii
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Azerbaijani: bozbaş sığırçın
Bulgarian: Сивоглав скорец
Bengali: খয়রালেজ কাঠশালিক
Catalan: Estornell de cap cendrós
Czech: špaček rezavobřichý, špaček šedohlavý
Chuvash: сăрă пуçлă шăнкăрч
Welsh: Drudwen benllwyd
Danish: Gråhovedet Stær
German: Graukopfstar
English: Ashy-headed starling, Chestnut-tailed Starling, Chestnut-tailed Starling [malabarica or nemoricola], Grey-headed starling
English, HBW: Chestnut-tailed Starling (Chestnut-tailed)
English (IOC): Chestnut-tailed Starling
English (United States): Chestnut-tailed Starling
Esperanto: Grizkapa sturno, Malabara sturno
Spanish: Estornino cabecigrís, Estornino Cola Castaña, Estornino Malabar
Spanish (Spain): Estornino cola castaña, Estornino Malabar
Spanish (HBW): Chestnut-tailed Starling
Estonian: Halltiib-kuldnokk
Persian: سار دم بلوطی
Finnish: harmaasiipikottarainen
French: Etourneau à tête grise, Étourneau à tête grise, Étourneau à tête grise [malabarica]
Irish: Druid cheannliath
Galician: Estorniño de cabeza cincenta
Croatian: bjeloglavi čvorak
Hungarian: szürkefejű seregély
Italian: Storno codacastana, Storno testagrigia
Japanese (romaji): indo ko muku-dori, indokomukudori
Japanese: インドコムクドリ
Japanese (Kanji): インド小椋鳥
Scientific: Sturnia malabarica, Sturnia malabarica [malabarica or nemoricola], Sturnia malabarica malabarica, Sturnus malabaricus, Sturnus malabaricus malabaricus, Turdus malabaricus
Lithuanian: pilkagalvis varnėnas, Rudauodegis varnėnas
Latvian: Pelēkgalvas strazds
Malayalam: ചാര തലച്ചിക്കാളി , ചാരത്തലക്കാളി
Marathi: करड्या डोक्याची मैना
Malay: Burung Perling Ekor Perang
Nepali: Šुस्रोटाउक² साराÄ
Dutch: Grijskopspreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gråhovudstare
Norwegian: Gråhodestær
Polish: szpak szarogłowy
Pinyin: huī-tóu liáng-niǎo
Portuguese: Estorninho-de-cabeça-cinzenta, Estorninho-de-malabar
Portuguese (Portugal): estorninho-de-cabeça-cinzenta
Rhaeto-Romance: Sturnel dal chau grisch
Russian: Сероголовый скворец
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Thambala penda Sharikawa
Slovak: škorec sivohlavý
Swedish: Gråhuvad stare
Tamil: Sambalthalai Naganavaai
Thai: นกกิ้งโครงแกลบหัวเทา
Thai (Transliteration): nók kîŋ-kʰrooŋ klàeep hŭa-tʰaw
Turkish: Kızılca sığırcık
Tatar: соры башлы сыерчык
Ukrainian: Шпачок сіроголовий
Vietnamese: Chim Sáo đá đầu xám, Chim Sáo đá đuôi hung, Sáo đá đuôi hung
Chinese: 灰头椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 灰頭椋鳥
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 灰頭椋鳥
Chinese (Taiwan): 灰头椋鸟
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