Chestnut-tailed Starling

In wooded habitats in India
and Southeast Asia...two
subspecies are identified.

Sturnia malabarica

(L 7.9")

Siang Saen Lake

25Mar2016

Sturnus means starling;

malabarica refers to
the Malabar region of
India.

In Google’s “America’s most hated bird,”
all of the top results refer to starling.

  (Noah Stryker)