Agropsar Explained
Agropsar is a genus of Asian birds in the family Sturnidae. It is sometimes merged with Sturnus or Sturnia
These two species were formerly placed in the genus Sturnus. They were moved to the resurrected genus Agropsar based on the results of two molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2008.[1] [2] [3]
Species
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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| Agropsar sturninus | | eastern Mongolia and south-eastern Russia to North Korea and central China |
| Agropsar philippensis | Chestnut-cheeked starling | Japan and the Russian islands of Sakhalin and Kuriles |
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Notes and References
- 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 . 5 . 469–481 . 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00339.x . 56403448 .
- Lovette . I.J. . McCleery . B.V. . Talaba . A.L. . Rubenstein . D.R. . 2008 . A complete species-level molecular phylogeny for the 'Eurasian' starlings (Sturnidae:Sturnus, Acridotheres, and allies): Recent diversification in a highly social and dispersive avian group . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 47 . 1 . 251–260 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.01.020 . 18321732.
- Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . 2018 . Nuthatches, Wallcreeper, treecreepers, mockingbirds, starlings, oxpeckers . World Bird List Version 8.1 . International Ornithologists' Union . 11 May 2018 .
