• Synonyms Ashy-headed starling, Grey-headed starling, Chestnut-tailed Starling [malabarica or nemoricola]
  • Old latin name for bird Turdus malabaricus, Sturnus malabaricus

Chestnut-tailed Starlingbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Sagar Adhurya
    India
  • 2.
    Call, © vir joshi
    India
  • 3.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    India
  • 4.
    Call, © Dilip KG
    India
  • 5.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    India
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Chestnut-tailed Starling

  • Breeding region Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion widespread

Chestnut-tailed Starling subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Sturnia malabarica malabaricaIndia (except sw, ne), s Nepal and Bangladesh-No
Sturnia malabarica nemoricolas Assam (ne India) and Myanmar to n, c Indochina-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijanibozbaş sığırçın
Bengaliখয়রালেজ কাঠশালিক
BulgarianСивоглав скорец
Catalanestornell de cap cendrós
Chinese灰头椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional)灰頭椋鳥
Chuvashсăрă пуçлă шăнкăрч
Croatianbjeloglavi čvorak
Czechšpaček šedohlavý, špaček rezavobřichý
DanishGråhovedet Stær
DutchGrijskopspreeuw
EsperantoMalabara sturno, Grizkapa sturno
EstonianHalltiib-kuldnokk
Finnishharmaasiipikottarainen
FrenchEtourneau à tête grise, Étourneau à tête grise, Étourneau à tête grise [malabarica]
GalicianEstorniño de cabeza cincenta
GermanGraukopfstar
Hungarianszürkefejű seregély
IrishDruid cheannliath
ItalianStorno codacastana, Storno testagrigia
Japaneseインドコムクドリ
LatvianPelēkgalvas strazds
Lithuanianpilkagalvis varnėnas, Rudauodegis varnėnas
MalayBurung Perling Ekor Perang
Malayalamചാരത്തലക്കാളി, ചാര തലച്ചിക്കാളി 
Marathiकरड्या डोक्याची मैना
NepaliŠुस्रोटाउक² साराÄ
Norwegiangråhodestær
Norwegian NynorskGråhovudstare
Persianسار دم بلوطی
Polishszpak szarogłowy
PortugueseEstorninho-de-malabar, estorninho-de-cabeça-cinzenta
RussianСероголовый скворец
Slovakškorec sivohlavý
SpanishEstornino malabar, Estornino cabecigrís, Estornino Cola Castaña
Swedishgråhuvad stare
TamilSambalthalai Naganavaai
Tatarсоры башлы сыерчык
Thaiนกกิ้งโครงแกลบหัวเทา
TurkishKızılca Sığırcık
Ukrainianшпачок сіроголовий
VietnameseChim Sáo đá đuôi hung, Chim Sáo đá đầu xám, Sáo đá đuôi hung
WelshDrudwen benllwyd