Daurian starling
Agropsar sturninus (Pallas, 1776)
The daurian starling (Agropsar sturninus) is a species in the family Sturnidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 49.2 g to 49.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the daurian starling
- Weight
- 49.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.6src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the daurian starling live?
Not recorded
What is the daurian starling?
The Daurian starling (Agropsar sturninus), or purple-backed starling, is a species of bird in the starling family found in the eastern Palearctic from eastern Mongolia and southeastern Russia to North Korea and central China.
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Is the daurian starling endangered?
The daurian starling is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the daurian starling classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familySturnidae
- genusAgropsar
- SpeciesAgropsar sturninus (Pallas, 1776)
Synonyms Gracula sturnina, Sturnia sturnina, Sturnus sturninus
Other names and names in other languages (49)
- Purple-backed starlingEnglish
- زرزور أرجواني الظهرArabic
- estornell dàuricCatalan
- Изи шӹнгӹртӹшMari
- špaček mandžuskýCzech
- špaček mongolskýCzech
- AmurstærDanish
- Amur-stærDanish
- MongolenstarGerman
- dauria sturnoEsperanto
- Estornino dáuricoSpanish
- väike-kuldnokkEstonian
- mantsuriankottarainenFinnish
- mantšuriankottarainenFinnish
- Martin de DaourieFrench
- Étourneau de DaourieFrench
- Druid dauriaIrish
- Trutlag DauriaghScottish Gaelic
- זרזיר סיביריHebrew
- ljubičastoleđi čvorakCroatian
- bíborhátú seregélyHungarian
- Jalak cinaIndonesian
- HvítstariIcelandic
- Storno dauricoItalian
- Storno di DauriaItalian
- シベリアムクドリJapanese
- 북방쇠찌르레기Korean
- daūrinis mažasis varnėnasLithuanian
- mantijas strazdsLatvian
- ചെന്നീലിക്കാളിMalayalam
- Daurische SpreeuwDutch
- mandsjuriastareNorwegian Nynorsk
- mandsjuriastærNorwegian
- szpak mandżurskiPolish
- estorninho-dáuricoPortuguese
- Малый скворецRussian
- Даурский скворецRussian
- MantsuriastárraNorthern Sami
- mančuriastárraNorthern Sami
- škorec škvrnotylovýSlovak
- davrijski škorecSlovenian
- Belokrili čvorakSerbian
- amurstareSwedish
- นกกิ้งโครงแกลบหลังม่วงดำThai
- Moğol SığırcığıTurkish
- шпак даурськийUkrainian
- Sáo lưng tíaVietnamese
- 北椋鳥Chinese
- 北椋鸟Chinese
Relatives of the daurian starling
Other species in the same genus Agropsar.
Chestnut-cheeked starling
Agropsar philippensis
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the daurian starling?
An adult daurian starling weighs 49.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the daurian starling endangered?
The daurian starling is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the daurian starling?
The daurian starling (Agropsar sturninus) belongs to the family Sturnidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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