Brahminy starling

Brahminy starling
Male dislplaying, Gujarat
Female
in Rajasthan, India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Sturnia
Species:
S. pagodarum
Binomial name
Sturnia pagodarum
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Synonyms

Sturnus pagodarum
Temenuchus pagodarum

The brahminy starling or brahminy myna (Sturnia pagodarum) is a member of the starling family of birds. It is usually seen in pairs or small flocks in open habitats on the plains of the Indian subcontinent.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Sturnia pagodarum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22710864A132090827. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22710864A132090827.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.