Starlings and MynasA&C Black, 30 wrz 2010 - 272 A comprehensive illustrated guide to the Old World family of birds in the Helm Identification series. Starlings range from familiar species such as Common Starling and Common Myna, which are closely associated with people and have been introduced to many parts of the world, to little-known forest birds with a very restricted distribution. The family is centred on tropical Asia and tropical Africa, where two separate evolutionary radiations have occurred. This is the first monograph on the starling family, and summarises the current knowledge of all speices, with a comprehensive bibliography. Information from the avicultural literature is included since for some species nesting and other behaviour have never been observed in the field. Many starlings are highly social, some even nest in colonies, and cooperative breeding ('helpers at the nest') occurs in a number of African species highlights areas where information is lacking, particularly for those starlings whose existence is threatened by habitat destruction. |
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The starling family | 13 |
Distribution habitat and social behaviour | 27 |
Breeding | 32 |
Moult | 36 |
Starlings and man | 40 |
Colour plates and distribution maps | 47 |
Genus Sturnia | 168 |
Genus Temenuchus | 175 |
Genus Pastor | 177 |
Genus Sturnus | 181 |
Genus Creatophora | 192 |
Genus Lamprotornis | 197 |
Genus Hylopsar | 222 |
Genus Cinnyricinclus | 224 |
Species accounts | 113 |
Genus Mino | 132 |
Genus Basilornis | 134 |
Genus Sarcops | 137 |
Genus Streptocitta | 138 |
Genus Enodes | 139 |
Genus Scissirostrum | 140 |
Genus Saroglossa | 141 |
Genus Ampeliceps | 143 |
Genus Acridotheres | 148 |
Genus Leucopsar | 163 |
Genus Gracupica | 166 |
Genus Spreo | 227 |
Genus Onychognathus | 232 |
Genus Poeoptera | 245 |
Genus Pholia | 248 |
Genus Grafisia | 249 |
Genus Speculipastor | 250 |
Genus Neocichla | 251 |
Genus Buphagus | 252 |
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Acridotheres areas Asian Asian Glossy Starlings Bali behaviour belly bill and legs birds blue Blue-eared Glossy Starlings blue-green breast breeding season calls captive birds central chest chicks chin clutch colonies Common Hill Myna Common Mynas Common Starlings coverts Crested Myna crown culmen dark brown DISTRIBUTION AND POPULATION eggs Endemic Ethiopia FIELD IDENTIFICATION flight flocks FOOD AND FEEDING forehead forest fruit genus glossy black green grey HABITAT head holes Immature incubation insects iridescence iris islands Jungle Mynas juvenile Kenya lowland mantle MeasureMents Male migration moult nape nest nestlings northern numbers occurs Onychognathus pairs pale paler Plate plumage primaries PRINCIPAL REFERENCE purple recorded rectrices Red-billed Oxpeckers Red-winged Starling reported Ripley roost Rose-coloured Starlings rump Schönwetter 1983 sexes Shining Starlings Someren song southern species specimens Spotless Starlings streaking Sturnus Sulawesi Tanzania tarsus throat tips trees underparts undertail-coverts Wattled Starlings wing moult wing patch wings and tail yellow Yellow-billed Oxpeckers Zaïre