The white-headed starling (Sturnia erythropygia), also known as the Andaman white-headed starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in wooded habitats of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Taxonomy The white-headed starling was formerly placed in the genus Sturnus. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2008 found that the genus was polyphyletic. In the reoganization to create monotypic genera, the white-headed starling was one of five starlings moved to the resurrected genus Sturnia that had been introduced in 1837 by René Lesson.
Three subspecies are recognised: S. e. andamanensis (Beavan, 1867) – Andaman Islands S. e. erythropygia Blyth, 1846 – north Nicobar Islands S. e. katchalensis Richmond, 1902 – central Nicobar Islands
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