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Sturnus Linnaeus, 1758
Sturnus (Sturnidae) ; [AVTAX]

fiSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
Kottarainen Starling
Sturnus vulgaris ; [AVTAX]
[vulgaris-1.jpg] 1024x768 (~89Kb) Russia, Kaluga area, 4.5.2005, Photo © D. Smirnov [vulgaris-2.jpg] 759x786 (~59Kb) Russia, Kaluga area (35°45'E, 54°23'N), 30.4.2006, Photo © D. Smirnov

S. v. caucasicus Lorenz, 1887
Sturnus vulgaris caucasicus ; [AVTAX]
S. v. faroensis Feilden, 1872
Sturnus vulgaris faroensis ; [AVTAX]
S. v. granti Hartert, 1903
Sturnus vulgaris granti ; [AVTAX]
S. v. humii Brooks, 1876
Sturnus vulgaris humii ; [AVTAX]
S. v. minor Hume, 1873
Sturnus vulgaris minor ; [AVTAX]
S. v. nobilior Hume, 1879
Sturnus vulgaris nobilior ; [AVTAX]
S. v. oppenheimi Neumann, 1915
Sturnus vulgaris oppenheimi ; [AVTAX]
S. v. poltaratskyi Finsch, 1878
Sturnus vulgaris poltaratskyi ; [AVTAX]
S. v. porphyronotus Sharpe, 1888
Sturnus vulgaris porphyronotus ; [AVTAX]
S. v. purpurascens Gould, 1868
Sturnus vulgaris purpurascens ; [AVTAX]
S. v. tauricus Buturlin, 1904
Sturnus vulgaris tauricus ; [AVTAX]
Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris ; [AVTAX]
S. v. zetlandicus Hartert, 1918
Sturnus vulgaris zetlandicus ; [AVTAX]

Sturnus unicolor Temminck, 1820
Spotless Starling
Sturnus unicolor ; [AVTAX]


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References:
[AVTAX]
Zoonomen; Extracted during June 2011, for most recent information, verify using links provided; Zoological Nomenclature Resource; Birds of the World -- current valid scientific avian names
[D. Smirnov]
Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov


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