Greater Blue-eared Glossy-starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus), family Sturnidae, Kruger National Park, South Africa
photograph by PanWoyteczek
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Day 3 of January extinct birds - the hoopoe starling or Réunion starling
These guys are so so pretty, and their crest was also mobile and expressive like a cockatoo's. People previously thought they are related to the hoopoe, but turned out they are a starling, hence the name. The island of Réunion saw many extinctions in the 18-19th centuries after europeans arrived, and the hoopoe starling is one of them along with an endemic ibis, night heron, owl, parrots and even a giant tortoise.
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[2643/11080] Common starling - Sturnus vulgaris
Also known as: European starling
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Passeri
Superfamily: Muscicapoidea
Family: Sturnidae (starlings)
Photo credit: Uriel Levy via Macaulay Library
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Étourneau (1880) | Léo-Paul Robert (1851-1923)
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Greater Blue-eared Starling
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A brahminy starling (Sturnia pagodarum) in Pench National Park, India
by Russell Scott
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Indian Pied Myna (Gracupica contra)
© chandana roy
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Indian Pied Myna (Gracupica contra)
© chandana roy
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Loser's Bracket: Round 2, Poll 4
Images: Vireo (All About Birds); Starling (James Kennerly); Grebe (Daniel Pettersson); Frogmouth (JJ Harrison)
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Indian Pied Myna (Gracupica contra)
© chandana roy
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Indian Pied Myna (Gracupica contra)
© chandana roy
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Bali Myna (Leucopsar rothschildi), family Sturnidae, order Passeriformes, endemic to Bali, Indonesia
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED.
There are currently fewer than 50 birds still living in the wild. They are endangered due to overcollection for the pet trade and habitat destruction.
photograph by Bob Thompson
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Greater Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus)
© cirdantravels (Fons Buts)
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[1695/10977] Bronze-tailed starling - Lamprotornis chalcurus
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Passeri
Superfamily: Muscicapoidea
Family: Sturnidae (starlings)
Photo credit: Augusto Faustino via Macaulay Library
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Obi is so mad I trimmed her nails
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Violet-backed Starling
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