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Sturnidae (starling)
Taxonomy
Sturnidae was named by Rafinesque (1815). It is extant.
It was assigned to Muscicapoidea by Zuccon et al. (2006); and to Passeriformes by Brunet (1970) and Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Muscicapoidea by Zuccon et al. (2006); and to Passeriformes by Brunet (1970) and Clements et al. (2017).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1815 | Sturnidae Rafinesque |
| 1970 | Sturnidae Brunet p. 47 |
| 2006 | Sturnidae Zuccon et al. |
| 2017 | Sturnidae Clements et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Sturnidae Rafinesque 1815 [starling]
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G. Acridotheres Vieillot 1816
G. Aplonis Gould 1836
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†Aplonis diluvialis Steadman 1989 [Huahine starling]
Aplonis opaca Kittlitz 1833 [Micronesian starling]
Aplonis tabuensis Gmelin 1788 [Polynesian starling]
Invalid names: Lamprothornis Kittlitz 1833 [synonym]
G. Gracula Linnaeus 1758
G. †Necropsar Günther and Newton 1879
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†Necropsar rodericanus Günther and Newton 1879 [Rodriguez starling]
Invalid names: Sturnini Rafinesque 1815 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available