Species of bird
The Malabar starling (Sturnia blythii starling found in southwestern India . It was previously considered a subspecies of the chestnut-tailed starling .
They nest in tree holes 3-15 mm above the ground.[ 1]
Nestlings eat insects , lepidopteran larvae , beetles , small vertebrates , and nectar.[ 1] [ 2]
Taxonomy
The Malabar starling was formerly placed in the genus Sturnus molecular phylogenetic study published in 2008 found that the genus was polyphyletic .[ 3] monotypic genera, the Malabar starling was one of five starlings moved to the resurrected genus Sturnia René Lesson . The species is monotypic : no subspecies are recognised.[ 4] conspecific with the chestnut-tailed starling (Sturnia malabarica ).[ 4] [ 5]
At Dandeli , India .
References
^ a b Jude, D., et al. "Provisioning behaviour of Malabar Starling Sturnia blythii."
^ Variar, Athira S.; Anoop, N. R.; Vinayan, P. A.; Ajayan, P. A.; Sujin, N. S.; Ali, Askar; Prasadan, P. K.; Smija, M. K.; Babu, Santhanakrishnan (2021-07-30). "Resident Birds Show Different Patterns in Species Composition and Functional Diversity in Differently Managed Coffee Plantations in the Western Ghats, India" . Ornithological Science . 20 (2). doi :10.2326/osj.20.185 . ISSN 1347-0558 . ^ Zuccon, D.; Pasquet, E.; Ericson, P.G.P. (2008). "Phylogenetic relationships among Palearctic–Oriental starlings and mynas (genera Sturnus and Acridotheres : Sturnidae)". Zoologica Scripta . 37 (5): 469– 481. doi :10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00339.x . ^ a b Gill, Frank ; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela , eds. (July 2023). "Nuthatches, Wallcreeper, treecreepers, mockingbirds, starlings, oxpeckers" . IOC World Bird List Version 13.2 . International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 14 August 2023 .^ Rasmussen, Pamela C. ; Anderton, John C. (2012). Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide . Vol. 2: Attributes and Status (2nd ed.). Washington D.C. and Barcelona: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and Lynx Edicions. p. 581. ISBN 978-84-96553-87-3
