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There is more genetic variation between common starling populations than between the nominate common starling and the spotless starling. [11] Although common starling remains are known from the Middle Pleistocene , [ 12 ] part of the problem in resolving relationships in the Sturnidae is the paucity of the fossil record for the family as a whole.
A common starling in eastern Siberia. The genus Sturnus was introduced in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. [1] The genus name Sturnus is Latin for "starling". [2] Of the four species included by Linnaeus, the common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is considered the type species. [3]
The European starling is both highly widespread and extremely eclectic in its habitat, occupying most types of open habitat. Like many other starling species, it has also adapted readily to human-modified habitat, including farmland, orchards, plantations, and urban areas. [3]
The spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) is a passerine bird in the starling family, Sturnidae. It is closely related to the common starling (S. vulgaris), but has a much more restricted range, confined to the Iberian Peninsula, Northwest Africa, southernmost France, and the islands of Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia. It is largely non-migratory ...
The superb starling (Lamprotornis superbus) is a member of the starling family of birds. It was formerly known as Spreo superbus . [ 2 ] They are long-lived birds that can live over 15 years in captivity.
This is a junior synonym of Oriolus sinensis Gmelin, 1778, the white-shouldered starling. [3] [4] The genus name is from Latin sturnus meaning "starling". [5] 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: [6]
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The white-cheeked starling was formerly placed in the genus Sturnus.A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2008 found that the genus was polyphyletic. [2] In the reoganization to create monotypic genera, the white-cheeked starling and the red-billed starling were moved to the resurrected genus Spodiopsar that had been introduced in 1889 by Richard Bowdler Sharpe.