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Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Sturnia
Scientific: Sturnia pagodarum
Citation: (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Reference: Syst.Nat. 1 pt2 p.816
Protonym: Turdus pagodarum
Avibase ID: E44DFDFAE59FC2D7
Short link: https://avibase.ca/E44DFDFA
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 915886
Geographic range:
Sturnia pagodarum : E Afghanistan to Bangladesh, s Nepal, India and Sri Lanka
Source: Clements checklist
English: Brahminy Starling
Czech: špaček pagodový
German: Pagodenstar
Danish: Pagodestær
Spanish: Estornino de las Pagodas
Finnish: bramiinikottarainen
French: Étourneau des pagodes
Italian: Storno bramino
Japanese: zuguromukudori
Japanese: ズグロムクドリ
Dutch: Pagodespreeuw
Norwegian: Pagodestær
Polish: szpak braminski
Russian: Браминский скворец
Slovak: škorec pagodový
Swedish: pagodstare
Chinese: 黑冠椋鸟
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
Birdlife checklist version 00: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Birdlife checklist version 01: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Birdlife checklist version 02: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Birdlife checklist version 03: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Birdlife checklist version 04: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Étourneau des pagodes ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Étourneau des pagodes ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Clements 1st edition: Brahminy Myna ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Clements 3rd edition: Brahminy Myna ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Clements 4th edition: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Clements 5th edition (as published): Brahminy Starling ( Temenuchus pagodarum )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Brahminy Starling ( Temenuchus pagodarum )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Brahminy Starling ( Temenuchus pagodarum )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Brahminy Starling ( Temenuchus pagodarum )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Brahminy Starling ( Temenuchus pagodarum )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Brahminy Starling ( Temenuchus pagodarum )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Brahminy Starling ( Temenuchus pagodarum )
Clements 6th edition: Brahminy Starling ( Temenuchus pagodarum )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Brahminy Starling ( Temenuchus pagodarum )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Brahminy Starling ( Temenuchus pagodarum )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Brahminy Starling ( Temenuchus pagodarum )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Brahminy Starling ( Temenuchus pagodarum )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Brahminy Starling ( Temenuchus pagodarum )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Brahminy Starling ( Temenuchus pagodarum )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Brahminy Starling ( Temenuchus pagodarum )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Brahminy Starling ( Temenuchus pagodarum )
Clements, version 2015: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
Clements, version 2016: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
Clements, version 2017: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
Clements, version 2018: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
eBird version 1.50: Brahminy Starling ( Temenuchus pagodarum )
eBird version 1.52: Brahminy Starling ( Temenuchus pagodarum )
eBird version 1.53: Brahminy Starling ( Temenuchus pagodarum )
eBird version 1.54: Brahminy Starling ( Temenuchus pagodarum )
eBird version 1.55: Brahminy Starling ( Temenuchus pagodarum )
eBird version 2015: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
eBird version 2016: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
eBird version 2017: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
eBird version 2018: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Black-headed Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Black-headed Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnia pagodarum )
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Brahminy Myna ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Oriental Bird Club: Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
James Lee Peters: Sturnus pagodarum
James Lee Peters (original): Sturnus pagodarum
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Sturnus pagodarum
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Brahminy Starling ( Sturnus pagodarum )
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sturnus pagodarum
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sturnia pagodarum
Taxonomic status:
Species status:
full species
Other synonyms
Bengali: বামুনি কাঠশালিকCatalan: estornell de les pagodesCzech: Špacek cernohlavý, špaček pagodovýDanish: PagodestærGerman: PagodenstarEnglish: Black-headed Myna, Black-headed Starling, Brahminy Myna, Brahminy mynah, Brahminy StarlingEnglish (IOC): Brahminy StarlingSpanish: Estornino Cabecinegro, Estornino de Cabeza Negra, Estornino de las PagodasSpanish (Spain): Estornino de las PagodasSpanish (HBW): Brahminy StarlingSpanish (Puerto Rico): Estornino CabecinegroPersian: سار تاجسیاهFinnish: BramiinikottarainenFrench: Étourneau des pagodes, Martin brahmanique, Martin des pagodesHindi: Papata pariki, Pappatti nahanavai, RawanatiHungarian: pagodaseregélyItalian: Storno bramino, Storno delle pagodeJapanese: zu-guro muku-dori, zuguromukudoriJapanese: ズグロムクドリJapanese (Kanji): 頭黒椋鳥Latin: Sturnia pagodarum, Sturnus pagodarum, Temenuchus pagodarum, Turdus pagodarumLithuanian: Juodagalvis varnėnas, pagodinis varnėnasLatvian: brahmaņu strazdsMalayalam: കരിന്തലച്ചിക്കാളി, കരിന്തലച്ചിക്കാളി Malay: Burung Perling PagodaDutch: PagodespreeuwNorwegian Nynorsk: PagodestareNorwegian: PagodestærPolish: szpak braminski, szpak bramińskiPinyin: hēi-guàn liáng-niǎoRussian: Браминский скворец, Скворец браминский, черношапочный скворецSindhi: بٕ سبع ا يٌٓSlovak: Ékorec pagodový, škorec pagodovýSerbian: Braminska majnaSwedish: PagodstareTamil: Karunkondai NaganavaaiThai: นกเอี้ยงพราหมณ์Thai (Transliteration): nók îaŋ pʰraamTurkish: Brahma SığırcığıUkrainian: Шпачок брамінськийChinese: 黑冠椋鸟Chinese (Traditional): 黑冠椋鳥