Central Asian Starling (Sturnus vulgaris porphyronotus) Description
Sturnus porphyronotus = Sturnus vulgaris porphyronotus, European Starling ssp.
Date 1890
Source Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. Volume 13
Author Joseph Smit (1836–1929) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Smit
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SturnusPorphyronotusSmit.jpg
The common starling or European starling or starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is a medium-sized passerine bird in the starling family, Sturnidae. The common starlings breed in open habitats across its native range in temperate Europe and western Asia.
Central Asian Starling
Sturnus vulgaris porphyronotus Sharpe, 1888
S Dzungaria and Tien Shan Mts. to Pamir Mts. and Samarkand
