''Agropsar'' is a

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s in the family Sturnidae. It is sometimes merged with ''

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'' or ''

Sturnia ''Sturnia'' is a genus of Asian birds in the family Sturnidae. It is sometimes merged with ''Sturnus''.Clements, J. (2007). ''The Clements Checklist of the Birds of the World.'' 6th edition. Christopher Helm. Species The old genus' placement w ...

'' These two species were formerly placed in the genus ''

''. They were moved to the resurrected genus ''Agropsar'' based on the results of two

molecular phylogenetic Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...

studies published in 2008.

Species

References

Bird genera Taxa named by Eugene W. Oates {{sturnidae-stub