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Chestnut-tailed or Malabar Starling
Sturnia [malabarica or blythii] (= Sturnia malabarica) (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Sturnidae
Genus:
Sturnia
Scientific:
Sturnia malabarica
Citation:
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Reference:
Syst.Nat. 1 pt2 p.816
Protonym:
Turdus malabaricus
Avibase ID:
B2D8530993BC0ABF
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B2D85309
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 915883
Geographic range:
- Sturnia malabarica malabarica: N, c, ne India, Nepal; winters to s, w India
- Sturnia malabarica nemoricola: NE India (s Assam), s China (Yunnan), Myanmar, nw and w Thailand, Laos, Vietnam; to Cambodia in winter
- Sturnia blythii: SW India
Source: Clements checklist
Chestnut-tailed or Malabar Starling
Czech:
špaček šedohlavý
German:
Graukopfstar
Danish:
Gråhovedet Stær
Spanish:
Estornino Malabar
Finnish:
harmaasiipikottarainen
French:
Étourneau à tête grise ou É. de Malabar
Italian:
Storno codacastana
Japanese:
indokomukudori
Japanese:
インドコムクドリ
Dutch:
Grijskopspreeuw
Norwegian:
Gråhodestær
Polish:
szpak szaroglowy
Portuguese:
Estorninho-de-malabar
Russian:
Сероголовый скворец
Slovak:
škorec sivohlavý
Swedish:
Gråhuvad stare
Ukrainian:
Шпачок сіроголовий
Chinese:
灰头椋鸟
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Chestnut-tailed or Malabar Starling ( Sturnia [malabarica or blythii]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Chestnut-tailed or Malabar Starling ( Sturnus [malabaricus or blythii]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Chestnut-tailed or Malabar Starling ( Sturnus [malabaricus or blythii]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Chestnut-tailed or Malabar Starling ( Sturnia [malabarica or blythii]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Chestnut-tailed or Malabar Starling ( Sturnia [malabarica or blythii]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Chestnut-tailed or Malabar Starling ( Sturnia [malabarica or blythii]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Chestnut-tailed or Malabar Starling ( Sturnia [malabarica or blythii]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Chestnut-tailed or Malabar Starling ( Sturnia [malabarica or blythii]) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Étourneau à tête grise ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Étourneau à tête grise ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Chestnut-tailed/Malabar Starling ( Sturnia malabarica/blythii) |
| eBird version 2015: Chestnut-tailed/Malabar Starling ( Sturnia malabarica/blythii) |
| eBird version 2016: Chestnut-tailed/Malabar Starling ( Sturnia malabarica/blythii) |
| eBird version 2017: Chestnut-tailed/Malabar Starling ( Sturnia malabarica/blythii) |
| eBird version 2018: Chestnut-tailed/Malabar Starling ( Sturnia malabarica/blythii) |
| eBird version 2019: Chestnut-tailed/Malabar Starling ( Sturnia malabarica/blythii) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Ashy-headed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Ashy-headed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Oriental Bird Club: Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters: Sturnus malabaricus [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (original): Sturnus malabaricus [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Sturnus malabaricus [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnus malabaricus) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sturnus malabaricus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
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Other synonyms
Bengali: খয়রালেজ কাঠশালিক
Catalan: Estornell de cap cendrós, estornell malabar
Czech: Špacek šedohlavý, špaček šedohlavý
Danish: Gråhovedet Stær
German: Graukopfstar, Malabarstar
English: Ashy-headed Starling, Chestnut tailed Starling, Chestnut-tailed or Malabar Starling, Chestnut-tailed Starling, Chestnut-tailed/Malabar Starling, Gray-headed Myna, Gray-headed Starling, Grey-headed Myna, Grey-headed Starling
English (IOC): Chestnut-tailed/Malabar Starling
Spanish: Estornino de Cabeza Ceniza, Estornino Malabar
Spanish (Spain): Estornino malabar (grupo malabarica/blythii)
Spanish (HBW): Chestnut-tailed/Malabar Starling
Finnish: Harmaasiipikottarainen
French: Etourneau à tête grise, Étourneau à tête grise, Étourneau à tête grise ou É. de Malabar, Martin à tête grise, Martin de Malabar
Hungarian: szürkefejű seregély
Italian: Storno codacastana, Storno testagrigia
Japanese: indo ko muku-dori, indokomukudori, indokomukudori/maraba-mukudori
Japanese: インドコムクドリ, インドコムクドリ/マラバームクドリ
Japanese (Kanji): インド小椋鳥
Scientific: Sturnia [malabarica or blythii], Sturnia malabarica, Sturnia malabarica malabarica, Sturnia malabarica/blythii, Sturnus [malabaricus or blythii], Sturnus malabaricus, Sturnus malabaricus malabaricus, Turdus malabaricus
Lithuanian: Rudauodegis varnėnas
Malayalam: ചാര തലച്ചിക്കാളി , ചാരത്തലക്കാളി/ഗരുഡൻ ചാരക്കാളി
Malay: Burung Perling Ekor Perang
Dutch: Grijskopspreeuw, Grijskopspreeuw/Witkopspreeuw
Norwegian: Brunkinnstær, Gråhodestær, gråhodestær/hvithettestær, Gråhodet stær
Polish: szpak szaroglowy, szpak szarogłowy
Pinyin: huī-tóu liáng-niǎo
Portuguese: Estorninho-de-malabar
Russian: Сероголовый скворец
Slovak: škorec sivohlavý
Swedish: Gråhuvad stare , gråhuvad stare/malabarstare
Tamil: Sambalthalai Naganavaai
Thai: นกกิ้งโครงแกลบหัวเทา
Thai (Transliteration): nók kîŋ-kʰrooŋ klàeep hŭa-tʰaw
Ukrainian: Шпачок сіроголовий
Vietnamese: Chim Sáo đá đầu xám, Chim Sáo đá đuôi hung
Chinese: 灰头椋鸟, 灰头椋鸟/马拉巴椋鸟, 灰頭椋鳥
Chinese (Traditional): 灰頭椋鳥
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 灰頭椋鳥
Chinese (Taiwan): 灰头椋鸟
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