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Starlings, Mynas and other related birds

PASSERIFORMES - Family Sturnidae
This room displays photos of starlings, mynas and their relatives.

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Common Myna [1], Indo-hakka or Acridotheres tristis. photo: 09/1998. Kathmandu, Nepal. Common Myna [2], Indo-hakka or Acridotheres tristis. photo: 08/1999. Tahiti, French Polynesia. White-cheeked Starling [1], Mukudori or Sturnus cineraceus. photo: 02/2000. Tokyo, Japan.




White-cheeked Starling [2], Mukudori or Sturnus cineraceus. photo: 06/2001. Tokyo, Japan. Common Starling [1], Hoshi-mukudori or Sturnus vulgaris. photo: 08/2001. Paris, France.

Chestnut-cheeked Starling, Komukudori or Sturnus philippensis. photo: 05/2002. Nagano, Japan. Hill Myna, Kyukancho or Gracula religiosa. photo: 08/2002. Taman Negara, Malaysia. Common Myna [3], Indo-hakka or Acridotheres tristis. photo: 08/2002. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Asian Glossy Starling [1][2][J], Midori Karasumodoki or Aplonis panayensis. photo: 08/2002. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Asian Glossy Starling [4], Midori Karasumodoki or Aplonis panayensis. photo: 08/2002. Sabah, Malaysia. Red-billed Starling, Gin Mukudori or Sturnus sericeus. photo: 12/2002. Okinawa, Japan.

Tropical Mockingbird [1], Funashi Maneshi-Tsugumi or Mimus gilvus. photo: 08/2004. Zanderij, Suriname. Tropical Mockingbird [2][3], Funashi Maneshi-Tsugumi or Mimus gilvus. photo: 08/2004. Paramaribo, Suriname. Common Myna [4][5], Indo-hakka or Acridotheres tristis. photo: 06/2005. Chichi, Taiwan.

White-vented Myna [1], Oo Hakka or Acridotheres grandis. photo: 06/2005. Chichi, Taiwan. Black-collared Starling [1][2], Kubiwa Mukudori or Sturnus nigricollis. photo: 08/2005. Hong Kong. Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling [1][2], Seiki Mukudori or Lamprotornis chalybaeus. photo: 08/2005. Otjiwarongo, Namibia.

Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling [3], Seiki Mukudori or Lamprotornis chalybaeus. photo: 08/2005. Otjiwarongo, Namibia. Red-Shouldered Glossy-Starling, Akagata Teri Muku or Lamprotornis nitens. photo: 08/2005. Etosha, Namibia. Burchell's Glossy-Starling, Koshiaka Teri Muku or Lamprotornis australis. photo: 08/2005. Etosha, Namibia.

Meves's Glossy-Starling, Shimao Onaga Terimuku or Lamprotornis mevesii. photo: 08/2005. Mahango GR, Namibia. Red-billed Oxpecker [1][2], Akahashi Ushitsutsuki or Buphagus erythrorhynchus. photo: 08/2005. Mahango GR, Namibia. Southern Blue-eared Glossy-Starling or Lamprotornis elisabeth, probably. photo: 08/2005. Mahango GR, Namibia.

Violet-backed Starling, Shirohara Mukudori or Cinnyricinclus leucogaster. photo: 08/2005. Divundu, Namibia. Pale-winged Starling [1][2], Hajiro Terimuku or Onychognathus nabouroup. photo: 09/2005. Daan Viljoen GR, Namibia. White-cheeked Starling [3], Mukudori or Sturnus cineraceus. photo: 05/2006. Kumamoto, Japan.

Common Myna [4], Indo Hakka or Acridotheres tristis. photo: 08/2006, Chiang Mai, Thailand. White-vented Myna [2], Oo Hakka or Acridotheres grandis. photo: 08/2006, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Common Myna [5][6], Indo Hakka or Acridotheres tristis. photo: 09/2006, Krabi, Thailand.

White-cheeked Starling [4][5], Mukudori or Sturnus cineraceus. photo: 01/2007. Tokyo, Japan. Common Myna [7], Indo Hakka or Acridotheres tristis. photo: 07/2007, O'ahu Island, Hawaii (introduced). Splendid Glossy-Starling, Seiki Terimuku or Lamprotornis splendidus. photo: 08/2007, Ivindo NP, Gabon.

Yellow-billed Oxpecker [1][2], Kibashi Ushitsutsuki or Buphagus africanus. photo: 08/2007, Lopé NP, Gabon. White-cheeked Starling [6][7], Mukudori or Sturnus cineraceus. photo: 01/2007. Tokyo, Japan. Curve-billed Thrasher [1][2][3], Maruhashi Tsugumimodoki or Toxostoma curvirostre. photo: 08/2008. Ramsey Canyon, Arizona, USA.

Northern Mockingbird, Maneshi Tsugumi or Mimus polyglottos. photo: 08/2008. Saguaro NP, Arizona, USA. Common Starling [2][3][4], Hoshi-mukudori or Sturnus vulgaris. photo: 02/2009, Lake Ismarida, Greece. Common Myna [8], Indo Hakka or Acridotheres tristis. photo: 08/2009, Da Nang, Vietnam.

White-shouldered Starling [1], Kara Mukudori or Sturnus sinensis. photo: 08/2009, Vietnam. Crested Myna [1], Hakkachô or Acridotheres cristatellus. photo: 08/2009, Phong Nha, Vietnam. Crested Myna [2], Hakkachô or Acridotheres cristatellus. photo: 11/2009, Taitung Province, Taiwan.

White-vented Myna [3], Oo Hakka or Acridotheres grandis. photo: 06/2010. Taitung Province, Taiwan. White-vented Myna [4], Oo Hakka or Acridotheres grandis. photo: 06/2010. Taipei, Taiwan. Common Starling [3], Hoshi-mukudori or Sturnus vulgaris. photo: 08/2010, Camargue, France.

White-shouldered Starling [2], Kara Mukudori or Sturnus sinensis. photo: 10/2010, Taitung, Taiwan. White-cheeked Starling [8], Mukudori or Sturnus cineraceus. photo: 06/2011. kagawa, Japan. Common Myna [9], Indo Hakka or Acridotheres tristis. photo: 07/2011, Negombo, Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka Myna, Seiron Kyûkanchô or Gracula ptilogenys. photo: 08/2011, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka. White-faced Starling, Kaojiro Mukudori or Sturnus senex. photo: 08/2011, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka. back to upper category


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