General names
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome.
In Chinese, starlings are known as 椋鳥 . The name gives the appearance of having been borrowed from Japanese, where the starlings are known as ムクドリ muku-dori (muku birds, written 椋鳥), supposedly from their habit of eating the fruit of the 椋 muku tree, a tall tree related to the elms. The character 椋, pronounced , is used for a different tree in Chinese.
The mynahs are called 八哥 ('eight big-brother'). Unqualified, 八哥 refers to Acridotheres cristatellus, the Chinese Jungle Mynah, which occurs widely over southern China. The name 八哥 is derived from white patches on the wings of A. cristatellus, which look like the letter 八 ('eight') in flight. An older, more traditional or literary name is 鴝鵒 .
Species names
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Aplonis panayensis |
Asian glossy starling Asian glossy-starling Philippine glossy starling |
輝椋鳥 'shining starling' (introduced) |
亞洲輝椋鳥 'Asian shining starling' (4) 輝椋鳥 'shining starling' (5) |
ミドリカラスモドキ (緑烏擬き) midori karasu-modoki 'green pseudo crow' |
Sáo xanh 'green sao' |
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| Acridotheres cristatellus |
Crested myna Chinese jungle mynah |
八哥 'bage' ('eight big-brother', from shape of wing markings) |
八哥 'bage' ('eight big-brother', from shape of wing markings) |
鴝鵒 'quyu' 牛背鷯 'ox-back liao' 鸚鵒 'parrot yu' 寒皋 'cold riverbank' (literal meaning) 華華 'splendid splendid' (literal meaning) |
ハッカチョウ (八哥鳥) hakka-chō 'hakka bird' (from Chinese) |
ハハチョウ (叭叭鳥） haha-chō 'haha bird' カーレン (加令) kāren karen, probably from Chinese (Taiwanese subspecies) コキュウカンチョウ (小九官鳥) ko kyūkan-chō 'small nine-rank bird' (see Gracula religiosa below) |
Sáo đen 'black sao' or Sáo mỏ ngà 'ivory-billed sao' |
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| Acridotheres javanicus | White-vented myna Javan myna |
白尾八哥 'white-tailed bage' (introduced) |
爪哇八哥 'white-collared bage' (4) |
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| Acridotheres fuscus | Jungle myna Indian jungle mynah |
林八哥 'forest bage' (introduced) |
叢林八哥 'jungle bage' (4) 林八哥 'forest bage' (5)  Note |
モリハッカ (森八哥) mori hakka 'forest hakka' |
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| Acridotheres tristis |
Common myna Common mynah House myna |
家八哥 'house bage' (introduced) |
家八哥 'house bage' |
カバイロハッカ (樺色八哥) kaba-iro hakka 'birch-coloured hakka'(=reddish yellow/yellowish brown colour) |
Sáo nâu 'brown sao' |
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| Sturnus nigricollis Gracupica nigricollis |
Black-collared starling Black-necked starling |
黑領椋鳥 'black-collared starling' |
黑領椋鳥 'black-collared starling' |
クビワムクドリ (首輪椋鳥) kubi-wa muku-dori 'ring-necked starling' |
Sáo sậu 'sao sau' Cà cưỡng 'ca cuong' (Alternative in 13) |
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| Sturnus sturninus Sturnia sturnina Agropsar sturninus |
Purple-backed starling or Daurian starling |
北椋鳥 'northern starling' |
北椋鳥 'northern starling' |
シベリアムクドリ (シベリア椋鳥) Shiberia muku-dori 'Siberian starling' |
북방쇠찌르레기 bukbang-soe-jjireuregi 'northern small starling' |
Sáo đá lưng đen 'black-backed stone sao' |
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| Sturnus philippensis Sturnia philippensis Agropsar philippensis |
Chestnut-cheeked starling Violet-backed starling |
小椋鳥 'small starling' |
紫背椋鳥 'purple-backed starling' |
コムクドリ (小椋鳥) ko muku-dori 'small starling' |
Numerous local names - See Hiraizumi | 쇠찌르레기 soe-jjireuregi 'small starling' |
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| Sturnus sinensis Sturnia sinensis |
White-shouldered starling Chinese starling Grey-backed starling |
灰背椋鳥 'grey-backed starling' 噪林鳥 'noisy forest bird' (former official name) |
灰背椋鳥 'grey-backed starling' |
カラムクドリ (唐椋鳥) kara muku-dori 'Chinese starling' |
잿빛쇠찌르레기 jaetbit-soe-jjireuregi 'ash-coloured small starling' |
Sáo đá Trung Quốc 'Chinese stone sao' |
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| Sturnus malabaricus Sturnia malabarica |
Chestnut-tailed starling Ashy-headed starling Grey-headed starling |
灰頭椋鳥 'grey-headed starling' (introduced) |
灰頭椋鳥 'grey-headed starling' |
インドコムクドリ (インド小椋鳥) Indo ko muku-dori 'Indian small starling' |
Sáo đá đuôi hung 'reddish-tailed stone sao' |
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| Sturnus roseus Pastor roseus |
Rosy starling Rose-coloured starling |
粉紅椋鳥 'pink starling' |
粉紅椋鳥 'pink starling' |
バライロムクドリ (薔薇色椋鳥) bara-iro muku-dori 'rose-coloured starling' |
분홍찌르레기 bunhong-jjireuregi 'pink starling' |
Sáo hồng 'rosy sao' (13) Not found in 12 |
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| Sturnus sericeus Spodiopsar sericeus |
Red-billed starling Silky starling |
絲光椋鳥 'silk-light starling' |
絲光椋鳥 'silk-light starling' |
ギンムクドリ (銀椋鳥) gin muku-dori 'silver starling' |
붉은부리찌르레기 bulgeun-buri-jjireuregi 'red-billed starling' |
Sáo đá đầu trắng 'white-headed stone sao' |
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| Sturnus cineraceus Spodiopsar cineraceus |
White-cheeked starling Grey starling Ashy starling |
灰椋鳥 'grey starling' |
灰椋鳥 'grey starling' |
高梁頭 'high rafter head' 管蓮子 'guanlianzi (pipe lotus?)' 竹雀 'bamboo finch/sparrow' 假畫眉 'false hwamei' 杜麗雀 'cuckoo? beautiful finch/sparrow' |
ムクドリ (椋鳥) muku-dori 'starling' |
ハクトウオウ (白頭翁) hakutō-ō 'white-haired grandfather' Numerous local names - See Hiraizumi |
찌르레기 jjireuregi 'starling' |
Sáo đá má trắng 'white-cheeked stone sao' |
| Sturnus vulgaris |
European starling Common starling Purple-winged starling |
歐洲椋鳥 'European starling' |
紫翅椋鳥 'purple-winged starling' |
歐椋鳥 'European starling' 歐洲八哥 'European mynah' |
ホシムクドリ (星椋鳥) hoshi muku-dori 'starred starling' |
흰점찌르레기 huin-jeom-jjireuregi 'white-spotted starling' |
Sáo đá xanh 'green stone sao' |
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