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Sturnia Blythii
''Sturnia'' is a genus of Asian birds in the starling family Sturnidae. It is sometimes merged with ''Sturnus''. Taxonomy The genus ''Sturnia'' was introduced in 1837 by the French naturalist René Lesson. He designated the type species as ''Pastor elegans'' Lesson, 1834. This is a Synonym (taxonomy), junior synonym of ''Oriolus sinensis'' Johann Friedrich Gmelin, Gmelin, 1778, the white-shouldered starling. The genus name is from Latin ''sturnus'' meaning "starling". The old genus' placement with the starlings was found to be polyphyletic, resulting in changes in the placement. A 2008 study places the following species within this genus: The genus contains five species: Former taxonomic treatments have included: * White-faced starling, ''Sturnia albofrontata''. * Daurian starling, ''Sturnia sturnina''. * Chestnut-cheeked starling, ''Sturnia philippensis''. If the first of these is included, it seems highly warranted to include in ''Sturnia'' also the monotypic genera ''Leuc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahminy Starling
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. Taxonomy The brahminy starling was Species description, formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's ''Systema Naturae''. He placed it with the thrushes in the genus ''Turdus'' and coined the binomial nomenclature, binomial name ''Turdus pagodarum''. The specific epithet ''pagodarum'' is Neo-Latin, Modern Latin meaning "of the temples" or "of the pagodas". Gmelin based his account on the "Le Martin Brame" that had been described in 1782 by the French naturalist Pierre Sonnerat in his book ''Voyage aux Indes orientales et à la Chine''. Sonnerat mentioned that the bird was found on the Malabar Coast, Malabar and Coromandel Coasts of India. The brahminy starling was formerly placed in the gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
