Sturnidae
One of the most populous families among birds. Flocks are called murmurations and can be spectacular to watch when they are getting ready to roost.
20 unique species photographed in this family
Tristram's Starling (female)
Tristram's Starling on a canyon in Dana biosphere reserve.
Superb Starling
Purple Glossy Starling
Another fairly common member of the starling family.
Southern Hill Myna
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Brahminy Starling
Common Starling
Asian Pied Starling
Southern Hill Myna
Red-winged Starling
Bali Myna (♂)
Bali Myna is critically endangered with fewer than a hundred left in the wild and the West Bali National Park is probably the last place where you can see them in the wild. You would think that a noisy bird with an almost entirely white plumage is easy to spot, but when in the canopy this bird likes like just a gap in the foliage and is remarkably well-camouflaged.
Jungle Myna
Asian Glossy Starling
Rosy Starling
Hill Myna
Hill Myna, photographed from our homestay at Thattekad.
Tristram's Starling (male)
These birds were going up down the cliff whistling and calling loudly all the time.
Wattled Starling
Chestnut-tailed Starling
Hildebrandt's Starling
Looks similar to the Superb Starling, but the red irises are a giveaway.
Common or Indian Myna
Asian Pied Starling
