White-headed Starling | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Sturnidae |
Genus: | Sturnus |
Species: | S. erythropygius |
Binomial name | |
Sturnus erythropygius (Blyth, 1846) |
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Synonyms | |
Sturnia erythropygia |
The White-headed Starling (Sturnus erythropygius), also known as the Andaman White-headed Starling, is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is found in wooded habitats on the Indian islands of the Andamans and Nicobars. It is sometimes placed in the genus Sturnia.