Sturnidae


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Noun1.Sturnidae - Old World starlings
family Sturnidae
bird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Oscines, Passeres, suborder Oscines, suborder Passeres - two names for the suborder of typical songbirds
starling - gregarious birds native to the Old World
genus Sturnus, Sturnus - type genus of the Sturnidae: common starlings
Acridotheres, genus Acridotheres - mynas
genus Gracula, Gracula - mynas
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Gracula religiosa palawanensis is of the class Aves, subclass Neognathae, order Passeriformes, and family Sturnidae. Also known as the Palawan Hill Mynah, it is one of the 10 known subspecies of Hill Mynahs and is the only one endemic to the Philippines.
Determination of the hematological values and detection of Chlamydophila psittaci antibodies in captive Palawan Hill Mynah at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Nature Center
It represents only0.4 p.cent of total quantities of olives lost to that Sturnidae (Fig.
Estimated damages due to the European starling Sturnus vulgaris in Bejaia's olives groves (North Algeria)
Lybius dubius (Capitionidae), and the white-necked mynah, Streptocitta albicollis (Sturnidae), that died at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, Louisianna, U.S.A.
Detection and management of air sac trematodes (Szidatitrema species) in captive multispecies avian exhibits
According to Boyd (1951), who studied parasites of Sturnus vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758) (Passeriformes: Sturnidae), there is a decrease in parasitism after the period of molting, which occurs after leaving the breeding site and before arriving at the wintering site.
Feather mites of Calidris fuscicollis (Aves: Scolopacidae) in Brazil/Acaros plumicolas de Calidris fuscicollis (Aves: Scolopacidae) no Brasil
A comprehensive molecular phylogeny of the starlings (Aves: Sturnidae) and mockingbirds (Aves: Mimidae): Congruent mtDNA and nuclear trees for a cosmopolitan avian radiation.
Regionalizacion biogeografica de la mastofauna de los bosques tropicales perennifolios de Mesoamerica
Family Number of Fatalities Parulidae 272 Turdidae 38 Emberizidae 38 Vireonidae 23 Regulidae 13 Troglodytidae 6 Cardinalidae 5 Icteridae 5 Mimidae 5 Certhiidae 2 Picidae 2 Tyrannidae 2 Unidentified 2 Cuculidae 1 Sturnidae 1
The effects of tower structure and weather conditions on avian mortality at three television towers in central Illinois
Sturnidae Lamprotornis pulcher Chestnut-bellied starling Lamprotornis purpureus Purple glossy starling Lamprotornis caudatus Long-tailed starling 34.
Species diversity and richness of wild birds in Dagona-Waterfowl Sanctuary, Nigeria
Interestingly, starlings (possibly the Red-wing Starling, Onychognathus morio (L.) (Sturnidae)) were also observed within the cleft during the 1948 visit by the van Somerens.
Rediscovery of the "terrible hairy fly", Mormotomyia hirsuta Austen (Diptera: Mormotomyiidae), in eastern Kenya, with notes on biology, natural history, and genetic variation of the Ukasi Hill population

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