---
title: "Malabar Starling"
description: "Sturnia blythii — Birds. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/malabar-starling
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Malabar Starling

> Sturnia blythii — Birds. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Sturnia blythii*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 685
- Wikidata: [Q10821987](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10821987)
- iNaturalist taxon: [145104](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/145104)

## Names

- en: Malabar Starling
- de: Weißkopfstar
- es: Estornino de Blyth
- fr: Étourneau de Blyth
- nl: Witkopspreeuw
- pl: Szpak rdzawobrzuchy

## Countries with the most observations

IN (604)

## Photo

![Malabar Starling](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/malabar-starling/medium.jpg)

Photo: T C Jerdon · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SturnusBlythiJerdon.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/malabar-starling?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).