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