Brahminy starling

Weight

48 g – 49 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

Not recorded

Diet

Omnivoresrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

forestsrc for Habitat

Young per litter or clutch

3.9src for Young per litter or clutch

Lifestyle

Perchingsrc for Lifestyle

Migration

Sedentarysrc for Migration

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The brahminy starling is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderPasseriformes
5. familySturnidae
6. genusSturnia
7. SpeciesSturnia pagodarum (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

Synonyms Maina sylvestris, Sturnus pagodarum, Temenuchus pagodarum, Temenuchus pagodarum afghanorum, Temenuchus pagodarum sylvestris, Turdus delubrorum, Turdus melanocephalus, Turdus pagodarum

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Chestnut-tailed starling

Sturnia malabarica

Sturnidae

LC, Least Concern

White-shouldered starling

Sturnia sinensis

Sturnidae

LC, Least Concern

White-headed starling

Sturnia erythropygia

Sturnidae

B

Blyth’s starling

Sturnia blythii

SturnidaeNo free photo yet

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@misc{brahminy_starling_2026,
  title = {Brahminy starling (Sturnia pagodarum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brahminy-starling},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}