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Species record

Brahminy Starling

Sturnia pagodarum

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Primary Traits

FamilySturnidae
OrderPasseriformes
RealmIndomalayan
HabitatForest
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

46 g

Elevation

900 m - 1,800 m

Data points

48

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Sturnia pagodarum

English name

Brahminy Starling

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Sturnidae

Genus

Sturnia

Species

pagodarum

Data source

STMY, BSEA, BOTW, D23

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

Indomalayan

Latitudinal zone

Tropical-Temperate

Record section

Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

No data

Maximum female mass

No data

Minimum male mass

No data

Maximum male mass

No data

Minimum unsexed mass

38 g

Maximum unsexed mass

54 g

Average mass

46 g

Minimum elevation

0 m

Typical lower elevation

900 m

Typical upper elevation

1,800 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

900 m

Typical elevation

1,350 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Forest

Habitat breadth

3

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

3

Diet specialization index

1.05

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

Colonial, Pairs and family groups, Solitary

Mating system

Monogamous

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

No data

Nest substrate

No data

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

3

Maximum clutch size

5

Incubating sex

No data

Minimum incubation period

No data

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

No data

Maximum fledging period

No data

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

4

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Migratory, Sedentary