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White-headed Starling

Sturnia erythropygia Blyth, E 1846

The white-headed starling, also known as the Andaman white-headed starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in wooded habitats of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Sturnidae
Genus:
   Sturnia
Scientific:
  Sturnia erythropygia


Original description

Citation:
  Blyth, E 1846

Reference:
   J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 15 p.34

Protonym:
  Sturnia erythropygia

Type locality:
  Nicobar Islands.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/123983#page/156/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8A19559837D85517

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8A195598

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8A195598


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 915884

Geographic range:

  • Sturnia erythropygia: Andaman and Nicobar islands
  • Sturnia erythropygia erythropygia: Andaman Islands
  • Sturnia erythropygia andamanensis: Car Nicobar Island
  • Sturnia erythropygia katchalensis: Katchal Island (Nicobar Islands)
English:
White-headed Starling
Catalan:
estornell capblanc
Czech:
špaček bělohlavý
Danish:
Andamanstær
German:
Andamanenstar
Spanish:
Estornino Cabeciblanco
Spanish (Spain):
Estornino Cabeciblanco
Finnish:
andamaanienkottarainen
French:
Étourneau à tête blanche
Croatian:
srebrnastoleđi čvorak
Hungarian:
andamani seregély
Italian:
Storno testabianca
Japanese (romaji):
andamanmukudori
Japanese:
アンダマンムクドリ
Lithuanian:
Baltagalvis varnėnas
Dutch:
Andamanenspreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvithovudstare
Norwegian:
Hvithodestær
Polish:
szpak białogłowy
Portuguese:
estorninho-de-cabeça-branca
Portuguese (Portugal):
estorninho-de-cabeça-branca
Russian:
Белоголовый скворец
Slovak:
škorec bielohlavý
Serbian:
Beloglavi čvorak
Swedish:
andamanstare
Ukrainian:
Шпачок білоголовий
Chinese:
白头椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
白頭椋鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Étourneau à tête blanche ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Étourneau à tête blanche ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
White-headed Myna ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
White-headed Myna ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnia erythropygia) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
White-headed Myna ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Sturnus erythropygius [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Sturnus erythropygius [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Sturnus erythropygius [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
White-headed Starling ( Sturnus erythropygius) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Sturnus erythropygius [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Sturnia erythropygia [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: estornell capblanc
Czech: Špacek belohlavý, špaček bělohlavý
Danish: Andamanstær
German: Andamanenstar
English: Andaman White-headed Myna, Nicobar White-headed Starling, White headed Starling, White-headed Myna, White-headed Starling
English, HBW: White-headed Starling
English (IOC): White-headed Starling
English (United States): White-headed Starling
Esperanto: Andamana sturno
Spanish: Estornino Cabeciblanco, Estornino de Cabeza Blanca
Spanish (Spain): Estornino Cabeciblanco
Spanish (HBW): White-headed Starling
Estonian: andamani kuldnokk
Finnish: Andamaanienkottarainen
French: Étourneau à tête blanche, Martin des Andaman
Croatian: srebrnastoleđi čvorak
Hungarian: andamani seregély
Italian: Storno testabianca
Japanese (romaji): andamankomukudori, andamanmukudori
Japanese: アンダマンコムクドリ, アンダマンムクドリ
Scientific: Sturnia erythropygia, Sturnia erythropygia erythropygia, Sturnus erythopygius, Sturnus erythropygius, Sturnus erythropygius erythropygius
Lithuanian: Baltagalvis varnėnas
Dutch: Andamanenspreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvithovudstare
Norwegian: Hvithodestær
Polish: szpak bialoglowy, szpak białogłowy
Portuguese: estorninho-de-cabeça-branca
Portuguese (Portugal): estorninho-de-cabeça-branca
Russian: Белоголовый скворец
Slovak: škorec bielohlavý
Serbian: Beloglavi čvorak
Swedish: Andamanstare
Turkish: Ak başlı sığırcık
Ukrainian: Шпачок білоголовий
Chinese: 白头椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 白頭椋鳥

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