White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (30)
- Monotypic
Adrian J. F. Craig and C. J. Feare
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 4, 2019
Text last updated October 4, 2019
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | estornell mandarí |
| Chinese | 灰背椋鳥 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 灰背椋鳥 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 灰背椋鸟 |
| Croatian | kineski čvorak |
| Dutch | Mandarijnspreeuw |
| English | White-shouldered Starling |
| English (United States) | White-shouldered Starling |
| Finnish | kiinankottarainen |
| French | Étourneau mandarin |
| French (Canada) | Étourneau mandarin |
| German | Mandarinstar |
| Icelandic | Axlastari |
| Indonesian | Jalak bahu-putih |
| Japanese | カラムクドリ |
| Korean | 잿빛쇠찌르레기 |
| Malayalam | വെൺചിറകൻ മൈന |
| Nepali (Nepal) | सेतोकाँधे सारौँ |
| Norwegian | hvitskulderstær |
| Polish | szpak chiński |
| Russian | Китайский скворец |
| Serbian | Kineska mina |
| Slovak | škorec mandarínsky |
| Slovenian | Kitajski škorec |
| Spanish | Estornino Chino |
| Spanish (Spain) | Estornino chino |
| Swedish | mandarinstare |
| Thai | นกกิ้งโครงแกลบปีกขาว |
| Turkish | Çin Sığırcığı |
| Ukrainian | Шпачок китайський |
Sturnia sinensis (Gmelin, 1788)
PROTONYM:
Oriolus sinensis
Gmelin, 1788. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] 1 pt1, p.394.
TYPE LOCALITY:
China.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- STURNIA
- sinense / sinensis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the White-shouldered Starling
