#Brahminy starling

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A brahminy starling (Sturnia pagodarum) in Pench National Park, India

by Russell Scott

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[1633/10977] Brahminy starling - Sturnia pagodarum

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Passeri Superfamily: Muscicapoidea Family: Sturnidae (starlings)

Photo credit: Indu Shekhar Deo via Macaulay Library

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Brahminy starling (Sturnia pagodarum)

Photographed by Sarthak Sharma

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Brahminy Starling (Sturnia pagodarum) Sighted at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India

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Brahminy starling/Brahminy myna, Ameenpur lake, October, 2022

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- The brahminy starling or brahminy myna (Sturnia pagodarum) is a member of the starling family of birds.

- Photo courtesy of Sriram Reddy, India.

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Brahminy Starling This myna is pale buff creamy with a black cap and a loose crest. The bill is yellow with a bluish base. The iris is pale and there is a bluish patch of skin around the eye. The outer tail feathers have white and the black primaries of the wings do not have any white patches. The adult male has a more prominent crest than the female and also has longer neck hackles. Juveniles are duller and the cap is browner. #withgreenescapeuttarakhand #withgreenescape #wildlifephotography #animalplanetindia #wildlifeonearth #indianjungle #forestofindia #indianwildlife #bbcwildlife #bbcearth #bbctravel #nikon #nikonphotography #inkonindiaofficial #corbett #netgeoindia #indianbirdlifeofficial #photooftheday #animalplanetindia #natureinfoucs #earthcapture #jimcorbettnationalpark #incredibleindia #uttarakhand #animals #indianwildlifeofficial #corbetttigerreserve . @birdphotographyindia @india_net_geo @nikonindiaofficial @birds.nature @best_birds_of_world @birds_private @indiabirdwatching @birds.of.indian.subcontinent @womenofthewildindia @corbettnightstay @greenescapeuttarakhand @corbett_journey_official_page @corbett_national_park_bookings @uttarakhand_tourismofficial @uttarakhand_photography_club @birds_of_uttarakhand Contact for booking :- Mobile : 6260384796, 9407856292 Email:greenescapeuttarakhand@gmail.com (at Corbett Tiger Reserve) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpDIJX6S8dM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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HSBC Mumbai Bird Race on 5 February 2023, Sunday

Race route: 8 am Behind Inorbit mall, Malad West > 1 pm to 3 pm New Zealand Hostel at Aarey Milk Colony, Goregaon East > 4 to 6 pm Bhandup Pumping station > 6:45 pm IIT campus for get together.

53 bird species seen:

Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) Ashy Prinia (Prinia socialis) Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) Asian Palm Swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis) Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus) bee-eater sp. (Merops sp.) Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) Black Kite (Milvus migrans) Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) Brahminy Starling (Sturnia pagodarum) Brown-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus) Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) Coppersmith Barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus) Crimson-backed Sunbird (Leptocoma minima) Great Egret (Ardea alba) Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis) Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) House Crow (Corvus splendens) House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) Indian Golden Oriole (Oriolus kundoo) Indian Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi) Indian Pond-Heron (Ardeola grayii) Intermediate Egret (Ardea intermedia) Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) Little Cormorant (Microcarbo niger) Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach) Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus saularis) Puff-throated Babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps) Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus) Purple-rumped Sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica) Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus) Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) Rosy Starling (Pastor roseus) Ruff (Calidris pugnax) Species Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis) White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis) White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)

Check our previous Mumbai Bird Races here: 2015 , 2019 , 2022 & 2024.

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Brahminy Starling

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Brahminy Starling (Sturnia pagodarum) - photo by Prerna

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Brahminy starling by T@hir'S Photography https://flic.kr/p/2joqySy

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Brahminy Starling by wakaasdr

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My Diet Food

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Brahminy Starling (Sturnia pagodarum) in India

photo by Sriram Reddy.

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Just two of us by Shivu Shah brahminy starling https://flic.kr/p/2j1Ftnk

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Shaikh Zain ud-Din - Brahminy Starling with Two Antheraea Moths, Caterpillar, and Cocoon on Indian Jujube Tree, 1777

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