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Spot-winged Starling
Saroglossa spilopterus (Vigors, NA 1831)
The spot-winged starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It breeds in northern India and western Nepal; it winters in Northeast India, north-eastern Bangladesh and Myanmar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. This species was first bred in the UK by Mrs K.M. Scamell in 1969. A detailed account of the breeding can be found in the January/February 1970 edition of Foreign Birds, the journal of the Foreign Bird League. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Sturnidae
Genus:
Saroglossa
Scientific:
Saroglossa spilopterus
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Sturnidae
Genus:
Saroglossa
Scientific:
Saroglossa spilopterus
Original description
Citation:
(Vigors, NA 1831)
Reference:
Proc. Comm. Sci. Corres. Zool. Soc. London
Part 1 no.3 p. 35
Protonym:
Lamprotornis spilopterus
Type locality:
Himalayas, restricted to Simla- Almora district by Ticehurst and Whistler (1924, Ibis, p. 471).
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/16559#page/49/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
58C780B09A132F74
Avibase ID:
avibase-58C780B0
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/58C780B0
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562826
Geographic range:
- Saroglossa spilopterus: Foothills of n India and Nepal; winters to Myanmar and Thailand
Source: Clements checklist
Spot-winged Starling
Catalan:
estornell pintat
Czech:
špaček himálajský
Danish:
Marmorstær
German:
Marmorstar
Spanish:
Estornino Alipinto
Spanish (Spain):
Estornino Alipinto
Finnish:
himalajankottarainen
French:
Choucador à ailes tachetées
Croatian:
kestenjastogrli čvorak
Hungarian:
márványos seregély
Italian:
Storno alimacchiate
Japanese (romaji):
hamadaramukudori
Japanese:
ハマダラムクドリ
Lithuanian:
Raibanugaris varnėnas
Dutch:
Marmerspreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Flekkvengstare
Norwegian:
Flekkvingestær
Polish:
szpaczek himalajski
Portuguese:
estorninho-sarapintado
Portuguese (Portugal):
estorninho-d'asa-manchada
Russian:
Пятнистокрылый скворец
Slovak:
liskavec mramorovaný
Swedish:
fläckvingad stare
Ukrainian:
Мерл азійський
Chinese:
斑翅椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
點翅八哥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Étourneau à ailes tachetées ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Étourneau à ailes tachetées ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Clements 1st edition: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Clements, version 2021: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| Clements, version 2022: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| Clements, version 2023: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Clements 4th edition: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Clements 6th edition: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Clements, version 2015: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Clements, version 2016: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Clements, version 2017: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Clements, version 2018: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| Clements, version 2019: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| eBird version 1.50: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| eBird version 1.52: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| eBird version 1.53: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| eBird version 1.54: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| eBird version 1.55: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| eBird version 2015: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| eBird version 2016: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| eBird version 2017: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| eBird version 2018: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| eBird version 2019: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| eBird version 2021: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| eBird version 2022: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| eBird version 2023: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Oriental Bird Club: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Saroglossa spiloptera |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Saroglossa spiloptera |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Saroglossa spiloptera |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spiloptera) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Spot-winged Starling ( Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Saroglossa spiloptera |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Saroglossa spiloptera |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bengali: চিতিপাখ গোশালিক
Catalan: estornell pintat
Czech: špaček himálajský, Špacek jihoasijský
Danish: Marmorstær
German: Marmorstar, Marmor-Star
English: Spot winged Starling, Spotted-winged Stare, Spot-winged Starling
English, HBW: Spot-winged Starling
English (IOC): Spot-winged Starling
English (United States): Spot-winged Starling
Esperanto: Punktoflugila sturno
Spanish: Estornino Alipinto, Estornino de Alas Moteadas
Spanish (Spain): Estornino Alipinto
Spanish (HBW): Spot-winged Starling
Estonian: himaalaja kuldnokk
Finnish: Himalajankottarainen
French: Choucador à ailes tachetées, Étourneau à ailes tachetées, Étourneau tacheté
Croatian: kestenjastogrli čvorak
Hungarian: márványos seregély
Italian: Storno alimacchiate
Japanese (romaji): cha-nodo muku-dori, chanodomukudori, hamadaramukudori
Japanese: チャノドムクドリ, ハマダラムクドリ
Japanese (Kanji): 茶喉椋鳥
Scientific: Lamprotornis spilopterus, Psaroglossa spiloptera assamensis, Saroglossa spiloptera, Saroglossa spilopterus
Lithuanian: Raibanugaris varnėnas
Nepali: कटुसकण्ठे साराÄ
Dutch: Marmerspreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Flekkvengstare
Norwegian: Flekkvingestær
Polish: szpaczek himalajski
Pinyin: bān-chì bāgē, diǎn-chì bāgē
Portuguese: estorninho-sarapintado
Portuguese (Portugal): estorninho-d'asa-manchada
Russian: Пестроспинный скворец, Пятнистокрылый скворец
Slovak: liskavec mramorovaný
Swedish: Fläckvingad stare
Thai: นกกิ้งโครงปีกลายจุด
Thai (Transliteration): nók kîŋ-kʰrooŋ pìik-laay-cùt
Turkish: Kızıl boğazlı sığırcık
Ukrainian: Мерл азійський
Chinese: 斑翅八哥, 斑翅椋鸟, 点翅八哥
Chinese (Traditional): 斑翅八哥, 點斑八哥, 點翅八哥
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