Agropsar
Agropsar is a genus of Asian birds in the family Sturnidae. It is sometimes merged with Sturnus or Sturnia
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Daurian starling (Agropsar sturninus) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Sturnidae |
Genus: | Agropsar Oates, 1889 |
These two species were formerly placed in the genus Sturnus. They were moved to the resurrected genus Agropsar based on the results of two molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2008.[1][2][3]
Species
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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![]() | Agropsar sturninus | Daurian starling | eastern Mongolia and south-eastern Russia to North Korea and central China |
![]() | Agropsar philippensis | Chestnut-cheeked starling | Japan and the Russian islands of Sakhalin and Kuriles |
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References
- 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: 469–481. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00339.x.
- Lovette, I.J.; McCleery, B.V.; Talaba, A.L.; Rubenstein, D.R. (2008). "A complete species-level molecular phylogeny for the 'Eurasian' starlings (Sturnidae:Sturnus, Acridotheres, and allies): Recent diversification in a highly social and dispersive avian group". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 47 (1): 251–260. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.01.020. PMID 18321732.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Nuthatches, Wallcreeper, treecreepers, mockingbirds, starlings, oxpeckers". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
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