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Chestnut-tailed or Malabar Starling

Sturnia malabarica or blythii (= 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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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:
  B2D8530993BC0ABF

Avibase ID:
  avibase-B2D85309

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/B2D85309


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
  • Sturnia blythii: southwestern India
English:
Chestnut-tailed or Malabar Starling
German:
Graukopf-/Malabarstar
Spanish:
Estornino Cola Castaña/Malabar
Spanish (Spain):
Estornino cola castaña/malabar
French:
Étourneau à tête grise ou É. de Blyth
Japanese (romaji):
indokomukudori/maraba-mukudori
Japanese:
インドコムクドリ/マラバームクドリ
Dutch:
Grijskopspreeuw/Witkopspreeuw
Norwegian:
gråhodestær/hvithettestær
Polish:
szpak szarogłowy/rdzawobrzuchy
Portuguese (Portugal):
estorninho-de-cabeça-cinzenta/estorninho-malabar
Russian:
Сероголовый/Малабарский скворец
Slovak:
škorec sivohlavý/malabársky
Swedish:
gråhuvad stare/malabarstare
Chinese:
灰头椋鸟/马拉巴椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
灰头椋鸟/马拉巴椋鸟


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Chestnut-tailed or Malabar Starling ( Sturnia malabarica or blythii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Chestnut-tailed or Malabar Starling ( Sturnia malabarica or blythii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Chestnut-tailed Starling ( Sturnia malabarica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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)
eBird version 2021:
Chestnut-tailed/Malabar Starling ( Sturnia malabarica/blythii)
eBird version 2022:
Chestnut-tailed/Malabar Starling ( Sturnia malabarica/blythii)
eBird version 2023:
Chestnut-tailed/Malabar Starling ( Sturnia malabarica/blythii)
eBird version 2024:
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 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 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]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Sturnus malabaricus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Sturnus malabaricus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (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, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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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Bengali: খয়রালেজ কাঠশালিক
Catalan: Estornell de cap cendrós, estornell malabar
Czech: Špacek šedohlavý, špaček šedohlavý
Danish: Gråhovedet Stær
German: Graukopf-/Malabarstar, 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, HBW: Chestnut-tailed/Malabar Starling
English (IOC): Chestnut-tailed/Malabar Starling
English (United States): Chestnut-tailed/Malabar Starling
Esperanto: Grizkapa sturno
Spanish: Estornino Cola Castaña/Malabar, Estornino de Cabeza Ceniza, Estornino Malabar
Spanish (Spain): Estornino cola castaña/malabar, Estornino malabar (grupo malabarica/blythii)
Spanish (HBW): Chestnut-tailed/Malabar Starling
Persian: سار دم بلوطی/Malabar Starling
Finnish: Harmaasiipikottarainen
French: Etourneau à tête grise, Étourneau à tête grise, Étourneau à tête grise ou É. de Blyth, Étourneau à tête grise ou É. de Malabar, Martin à tête grise, Martin de Malabar
Hungarian: szürkefejű seregély
Italian: Storno codacastana, Storno testagrigia
Japanese (romaji): 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 or blythii, 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
Nepali: Šुस्रोटाउक² साराÄ
Dutch: Grijskopspreeuw, Grijskopspreeuw/Witkopspreeuw
Norwegian: Brunkinnstær, Gråhodestær, gråhodestær/hvithettestær, Gråhodet stær
Polish: szpak szaroglowy, szpak szarogłowy, szpak szarogłowy/rdzawobrzuchy
Pinyin: huī-tóu liáng-niǎo
Portuguese: Estorninho-de-malabar
Portuguese (Portugal): estorninho-de-cabeça-cinzenta/estorninho-malabar
Russian: Сероголовый скворец, Сероголовый/Малабарский скворец
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Thambala penda Sharikawa
Slovak: škorec sivohlavý, škorec sivohlavý/malabársky
Swedish: Gråhuvad stare , gråhuvad stare/malabarstare
Tamil: Sambalthalai Naganavaai
Thai: นกกิ้งโครงแกลบหัวเทา
Thai (Transliteration): nók kîŋ-kʰrooŋ klàeep hŭa-tʰaw
Turkish: Kızılca sığırcık/Malabar sığırcığı
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): 灰头椋鸟/马拉巴椋鸟, 灰頭椋鳥
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 灰頭椋鳥
Chinese (Taiwan): 灰头椋鸟

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