Archive for the ‘Starlings’ Category

• Daurian starling

  May 26 | Starlings, Starlings+ | Little Stint | 1286 Views | with Comments Off on Daurian starling

  Daurian starling – Agropsar sturninus – is a migratory Asian starling of Type – arboreal forager, Family Sturnidae and Order Passeriformes. It is found in the Far East of Asia. It is a summer breeder to Siberia...

• Somali starling

  May 26 | Starlings, Starlings+ | Little Stint | 1290 Views | with Comments Off on Somali starling

  Somali starling – Onychognathus blythii – is a large resident African starling of Type – arboreal forager, Family Sturnidae and Order Passeriformes. It is found as resident around the Horn of Africa and in the...

• Socotra starling

  May 25 | Starlings, Starlings+ | Little Stint | 1385 Views | with Comments Off on Socotra starling

  Socotra starling – Onychognathus frater – is a largish resident Socotra starling of Type – arboreal forager, Family Sturnidae and Order Passeriformes. It is found in various habitats over the island,...

• Chestnut-tailed starling

  Mar 3 | Starlings, Starlings+ | Little Stint | 1319 Views | with Comments Off on Chestnut-tailed starling

  Chestnut-tailed starling – Sturnia malabarica – is a medium sized migratory/resident Asian passerine of Type – arboreal-forager, Family Sturnidae and Order Passeriformes. It is found in S and SE Asia, it is a...

• Tristram’s starling

  Mar 3 | Grackles, Starlings, Starlings+ | Little Stint | 1414 Views | with Comments Off on Tristram’s starling

  Tristram’s starling – Onychognathus tristramii – or Tristram’s grackle is a medium sized resident Arabian passerine of Type – arboreal forager, Family Sturnidae and Order Passeriformes. It is endemic...

• Spotless starling

  Jan 23 | Starlings, Starlings+ | Little Stint | 1343 Views | with Comments Off on Spotless starling

  Spotless starling – Sturnus unicolor – is a medium-sized resident Afro/European passerine of Type – arboreal-forager, Family Sturnidae and Order Passeriformes. It is resident in the W Mediterranean Basin from...

• European starling

  Nov 5 | Starlings, Starlings+ | Little Stint | 1535 Views | with Comments Off on European starling

  European starling – Sturnus vulgaris – or Common starling, is a migratory Eurasian starling of Type – arboreal-forager, Family Sturnidae and Order Passeriformes. It has a wide world-wide range, in the Old World...

• Wattled starling

  Nov 5 | Starlings, Starlings+ | Little Stint | 1602 Views | with Comments Off on Wattled starling

  Wattled starling – Creatophora cinerea – is a resident African starling of Type – arboreal-forager, Family Sturnidae and Order Passeriformes. It is found in the Eastern part of s s Africa from Eritrea to Cape...

• Rosy starling

  Nov 4 | Starlings, Starlings+ | Little Stint | 1536 Views | with Comments Off on Rosy starling

  Rosy starling – Pastor roseus – is a migratory Asian starling of Type – arboreal-forager, Family, Sturnidae and Order Passeriformes. It is a summer breeder from Eastern Europe to Central Asia, and migrates in...

• Asian pied starling

  Nov 3 | Starlings, Starlings+ | Little Stint | 1566 Views | with Comments Off on Asian pied starling

  Asian pied starling – Gracupica contra – or Pied myna – is an Asian myna of Type – arboreal-forager, Family Sturnidae and Order Passeriformes. Native to the Indian sub-continent and SE Asia, it has...