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Purple-headed Starling

Hylopsar purpureiceps
Family
Starlings
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
phgsta1, PHST
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyStarlings (Sturnidae)
SpeciesHylopsar purpureiceps
Codesphgsta1, PHST
Identification

The Purple-headed Starling (Hylopsar purpureiceps) is a member of the Starlings family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code phgsta1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Long-billed Rhabdornis
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Stripe-breasted Rhabdornis
Rhabdornis inornatus
Visayan Rhabdornis
Rhabdornis rabori
Fiery-browed Myna
Enodes erythrophris
Finch-billed Myna
Scissirostrum dubium
Purple-headed Starling photo
(с) Sergey Yeliseev, некоторые права защищены (CC BY-NC), загрузил Sergey Yeliseev

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Hylopsar purpureiceps

Family: Starlings

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: phgsta1