White-headed starling
Sturnia erythropygia Blyth, 1846
The white-headed starling (Sturnia erythropygia) is a species in the family Sturnidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 39.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the white-headed starling
- Weight
- 39.6 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
- 4src 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
Where does the white-headed starling live?
Not recorded
What is the white-headed starling?
The white-headed starling (Sturnia erythropygia), also known as the Andaman white-headed starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in wooded habitats of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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Is the white-headed starling endangered?
The white-headed 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. What the categories mean.
How is the white-headed starling classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familySturnidae
- genusSturnia
- SpeciesSturnia erythropygia Blyth, 1846
Synonyms Sturnus erythopygius, Sturnus erythropygius, Sturnus erythropygius erythropygius
Other names and names in other languages (28)
- زرزور ذو الرأس الأبيضArabic
- estornell capblancCatalan
- špaček bělohlavýCzech
- AndamanstærDanish
- NicobarstærDanish
- AndamanenstarGerman
- blankakapa sturnoEsperanto
- Estornino cabeciblancoSpanish
- andamaanienkottarainenFinnish
- Martin des AndamanFrench
- Étourneau à tête blancheFrench
- srebrnastoleđi čvorakCroatian
- andamani seregélyHungarian
- Storno testabiancaItalian
- アンダマンムクドリJapanese
- baltagalvis varnėnasLithuanian
- AndamanenspreeuwDutch
- hvithodestærNorwegian
- szpak białogłowyPolish
- estorninho-de-cabeça-brancaPortuguese
- Белоголовый скворецRussian
- škorec bielohlavýSlovak
- Beloglavi čvorakSerbian
- andamanstareSwedish
- Ak Başlı SığırcıkTurkish
- шпачок білоголовийUkrainian
- 白头椋鸟Chinese
- 白頭椋鳥Chinese
Relatives of the white-headed starling
Other species in the same genus Sturnia.
Brahminy starling
Sturnia pagodarum
Chestnut-tailed starling
Sturnia malabarica
White-shouldered starling
Sturnia sinensis
Blyth’s starling
Sturnia blythii
CompareWhite-headed starling vs Brahminy starlingWhite-headed starling vs Chestnut-tailed starlingWhite-headed starling vs White-shouldered starlingWhite-headed starling vs Blyth’s starling
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the white-headed starling?
An adult white-headed starling weighs 39.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the white-headed starling endangered?
The white-headed 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 white-headed starling?
The white-headed starling (Sturnia erythropygia) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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