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''Sturnia'' is a genus of Asian birds in the family Sturnidae. It is sometimes merged with ''Sturnus''.〔Clements, J. (2007). ''The Clements Checklist of the Birds of the World.'' 6th edition. Christopher Helm. ISBN 978-0-7136-8695-1〕 ==Species== The old genus placements with the starlings was found to be polyphyletic resulting in changes in the placement. A 2008 study places the following species within this genus:〔Zuccon, D., Pasquet, E. & Ericson, P. G. P. (2008). Phylogenetic relationships among Palearctic–Oriental starlings and mynas (genera Sturnus and Acridotheres : Sturnidae). Zoologica Scripta, 37:469–481 (PDF )〕 * White-shouldered starling, ''Sturnia sinensis''. * Chestnut-tailed starling, ''Sturnia malabarica''. * Malabar starling, ''Sturnia blythii''. * White-headed starling, ''Sturnia erythropygia''. * Brahminy starling, ''Sturnia pagodarum'' Former taxonomic treatments have included: * White-faced starling, ''Sturnia albofrontata''. * Daurian starling, ''Sturnia sturnina''. * Chestnut-cheeked starling, ''Sturnia philippensis''. If the first of these is included, it seems highly warranted to include in ''Sturnia'' also the monotypic genera ''Leucopsar'' (Bali starling) and ''Fregilupus'' (Bourbon crested starling), and perhaps the enigmatic ''Necropsar'' (Rodrigues starling). On the other hand, if these distinct genera are maintained, the white-faced starling would receive its own genus ''Sturnornis''〔 The other two would better be dealt with by resurrecting ''Agropsar'', either as distinct genus or as subgenus of ''Gracupica'' which otherwise includes the black-collared starling (''"Sturnus" nigricollis'') and pied myna (''"Sturnus" contra''); these four form a robust and ancient group of two sister species that is perhaps even closer to the wattled starling (''Creatophpora cinerea'') than to the actual ''Sturnus''. Their similarity to ''Sturnia'' proper is probably simply a symplesiomorphy.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sturnia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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