About the Chestnut-tailed Starling
The chestnut-tailed starling, also called grey-headed starling and grey-headed myna is a member of the starling family. It is a resident or partially migratory species found in wooded habitats in India and Southeast Asia. The species name is after the distribution of a former subspecies in the Malabar region. While the chestnut-tailed starling is a winter visitor to peninsular India, the closely related resident breeding population with a white head is now treated as a full species, the Malabar starling.
Source: Wikipedia
Taxonomy & Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Family | Starlings (Sturnidae) |
| Species | Sturnia malabarica |
| Species Codes | chtsta2, CTST |
Frequently Asked Questions
What family does the Chestnut-tailed Starling belong to?
The Chestnut-tailed Starling (Sturnia malabarica) belongs to the Starlings family (Sturnidae), in the order Passeriformes.
How can I identify the Chestnut-tailed Starling?
The chestnut-tailed starling, also called grey-headed starling and grey-headed myna is a member of the starling family. It is a resident or partially migratory species found in wooded habitats in India and Southeast Asia. The species name is after the distribution of a former subspecies in the Malab...
Where can I report a Chestnut-tailed Starling sighting?
You can log sightings of Chestnut-tailed Starling on eBird (ebird.org) using species code chtsta2, or on iNaturalist.
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