Sturnidae

Cosmopsarus regius Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:golden-breasted starling (en); estorninho-de-peito-dourado (pt); choucador royal (fr); estornino de pecho dorado (es); königsglanzstar (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SturnidaeRange:This species is found in East Africa, from southern and eastern Ethiopia, through Somalia and Kenya and into northern Tanzania.Size:These birds are 30-38 cm long and weigh 45-56 g.Habitat:The golden-breasted starling…

Acridotheres tristis Photo by Richard Taylor (Wikipedia) Common name:common myna (en); mainá-comum (pt); martin triste (fr); miná común (es); hirtenmaina (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Sturnidae Range:This species originates from southern Asia, from southern Iran and Afghanistan, through India, Nepal and Bangladesh and into Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia. The common myna has been introduced to many areas…

Lamprotornis chalybaeus Photo by Loot Eksteen (Trek Nature) Common name:greater blue-eared glossy-starling (en); estorninho-metálico-grande-d’orelha-azul (pt); choucador à oreillons bleus (fr); estornino orejiazul (es); grünschwanz-glanzstar (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SturnidaeRange:This species is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, from southern Mauritania and Senegal to Ethiopia and south through eastern Africa to north-eastern South Africa and Angola. They are absent from the…

Sturnus roseus Photo by Eyal Bartov (Eyal Bartov’s Photos) Common name:rosy starling (en); estorninho-rosado (pt); étourneau roselin (fr); estornino rosado (es); rosenstar (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SturnidaeRange:This species is found in eastern Europe and central Asia, from Greece, around the Black Sea and into southern Russia, northern Iran, Kazakhstan and north-western China. They migrate south to winter…

Sturnus unicolor Photo by Celestino Costa (Flickriver) Common name:spotless starling (en); estorninho-preto (pt); étourneau unicolore (fr); estornino negro (es); einfarbstar (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SturnidaeRange:This species is found in south-western Europe, in Portugal, Spain, France and in the islands of Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica. It is also found in north-west Africa, in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.Size:These birds…

Onychognathus morio Photo by Doug Butcher (Birdlife Trogon’s Bird Club) Common name: red-winged starling (en); estorninho-d’asa vermelha (pt); rufipenne morio (fr); estornino de alas rojas africano (es); rotschwingenstar (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Sturnidae Range: This African species is patchily distributed from Ethiopia through Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi and into northern Mozambique and Zimbabwe, eastern…

Lamprotornis hildebrandti Photo by Neal Feans (Wikipedia) Common name: Hildebrandt’s starling (en); estorninho-metálico-de-Hildebrandt (pt); choucador de Hildebrandt (fr); estornino de Hildebrandt (es); Hildebrandt-glanzstar (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Sturnidae Range: This African species is only found in Kenya and Tanzania. Size: The Hildebrandt’s starling is 18 cm long and weighs 50-70 g. Habitat: This species…

Buphagus erythrorhynchus (Photo from Desktop Nexus) Common name: red-billed-oxpecker (en); pica-boi-de-bico-vermelho (pt); piquebœuf à bec rouge (fr); picabueyes piquirroje (es); rotschnabel-madenhacker (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Sturnidae Range: This African species ccurs in patches from Ethiopia and Somalia through Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia, and into noth-eastern Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique and north-eastern South…