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Spot-winged Starling

Saroglossa spilopterus
Family
Starlings
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
spwsta1, SWST
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyStarlings (Sturnidae)
SpeciesSaroglossa spilopterus
Codesspwsta1, SWST
Identification

The Spot-winged Starling (Saroglossa spilopterus) 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 spwsta1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Starlings
Stripe-sided Rhabdornis
Rhabdornis mystacalis
Long-billed Rhabdornis
Rhabdornis grandis
Stripe-breasted Rhabdornis
Rhabdornis inornatus
Visayan Rhabdornis
Rhabdornis rabori
Fiery-browed Myna
Enodes erythrophris
Finch-billed Myna
Scissirostrum dubium
Spot-winged Starling photo
(c) Avinash Bhagat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Avinash Bhagat

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Saroglossa spilopterus

Family: Starlings

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: spwsta1