A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Sturnidae · Clear filter
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Collared MynaAcridotheres albocinctus Godwin-Austen & Walden, 1875 | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Burmese MynaAcridotheres burmannicus (Jerdon, 1862) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pale-bellied MynaAcridotheres cinereus Bonaparte, 1850 | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellus (Linnaeus, 1758) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianus (Latham, 1790) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Great MynaAcridotheres grandis F. Moore, 1858 | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Javan MynaAcridotheres javanicus Cabanis, 1851 | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Daurian StarlingAgropsar sturninus (Pallas, 1776) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Golden-crested MynaAmpeliceps coronatus Blyth, 1842 | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Samoan StarlingAplonis atrifusca (Peale, 1849) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-eyed StarlingAplonis brunneicapillus (Danis, 1938) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rarotonga StarlingAplonis cinerascens Hartlaub & Finsch, 1871 | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Violet-hooded StarlingAplonis circumscripta (A. B. Meyer, 1884) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kosrae Mountain StarlingAplonis corvina (Kittlitz, 1833) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Atoll StarlingAplonis feadensis (E. P. Ramsay, 1882) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tasman StarlingAplonis fusca Gould, 1836 | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Brown-winged StarlingAplonis grandis (Salvadori, 1881) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Long-tailed StarlingAplonis magna (Schlegel, 1871) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mauke StarlingAplonis mavornata Buller, 1887 | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Metallic StarlingAplonis metallica (Temminck, 1824) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Moluccan StarlingAplonis mysolensis (G. R. Gray, 1862) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-eyed StarlingAplonis mystacea (Ogilvie-Grant, 1911) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Micronesian StarlingAplonis opaca (Kittlitz, 1833) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pohnpei StarlingAplonis pelzelni Finsch, 1876 | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mountain StarlingAplonis santovestris Harrisson & A. J. Marshall, 1937 | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sulawesi MynaBasilornis celebensis G. R. Gray, 1861 | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Long-crested MynaBasilornis corythaix (Wagler, 1827) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Helmeted MynaBasilornis galeatus A. B. Meyer, 1894 | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea (Meuschen, 1787) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fiery-browed StarlingEnodes erythrophris (Temminck, 1824) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hoopoe StarlingFregilupus varius (Boddaert, 1783) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Southern Hill MynaGracula indica (Cuvier, 1829) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sri Lanka Hill MynaGracula ptilogenys Blyth, 1846 | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Common Hill MynaGracula religiosa Linnaeus, 1758 | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nias Hill MynaGracula robusta Salvadori, 1887 | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tenggara Hill MynaGracula venerata Bonaparte, 1850 | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Indian Pied MynaGracupica contra (Linnaeus, 1758) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-collared StarlingGracupica nigricollis (Paykull, 1807) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-collared StarlingGrafisia torquata (Reichenow, 1909) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Copper-tailed StarlingHylopsar cupreocauda (Hartlaub, 1857) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Purple-headed StarlingHylopsar purpureiceps (J. Verreaux & É. Verreaux, 1851) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sharp-tailed StarlingLamprotornis acuticaudus (Barboza du Bocage, 1869) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-crowned StarlingLamprotornis albicapillus (Blyth, 1855) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Burchell's StarlingLamprotornis australis (A. Smith, 1836) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pied StarlingLamprotornis bicolor (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Long-tailed Glossy StarlingLamprotornis caudatus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bronze-tailed StarlingLamprotornis chalcurus Nordmann, 1835 | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828 | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus Swainson, 1838 | SturnidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.