White-headed Starling
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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 India
n islands of the Andamans and Nicobars. It is sometimes placed in the genus
Sturnia
.
Starling
Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Sturnidae. The name "Sturnidae" comes from the Latin word for starling, sturnus. Many Asian species, particularly the larger ones, are called mynas, and many African species are known as glossy starlings because of their iridescent...
in the Sturnidae family. It is found in wooded habitats on the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n islands of the Andamans and Nicobars. It is sometimes placed in the genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Sturnia
Sturnia
Sturnia is a genus of Asian birds in the family Sturnidae. It is sometimes merged with Sturnus.-Species:The old genus placements with the starlings was found to be polyphyletic resulting in changes in the placement...
.