White-headed Starling
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| White-headed Starling | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Sturnus |
| Species: | S. erythropygius |
| Binomial name | |
| Sturnus erythropygius (Blyth, 1846) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Sturnia erythropygia |
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The White-headed Starling (Sturnus erythropygius), also known as the Andaman White-headed Starling, is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is found in wooded habitats on the Indian islands of the Andamans and Nicobars. It is sometimes placed in the genus Sturnia.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Sturnus erythropygius. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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