---
title: "Pagodenstar"
description: "Sturnia pagodarum — Vögel. The brahminy starling or brahminy myna (Sturnia pagodarum) is a member of the starling family of birds."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/brahminy-starling
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pagodenstar

> Sturnia pagodarum — Vögel. The brahminy starling or brahminy myna (Sturnia pagodarum) is a member of the starling family of birds.

- Scientific name: *Sturnia pagodarum*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3592
- Wikidata: [Q1076571](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1076571)
- iNaturalist taxon: [512092](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/512092)

## Names

- en: Brahminy Starling
- de: Pagodenstar
- es: Estornino cabecinegro
- fr: Étourneau des pagodes
- nl: Pagodespreeuw
- pl: Szpak bramiński

## Countries with the most observations

IN (3175), LK (53), PK (39), NP (24), BD (18), SG (9), TH (9), AE (3)

## Summary

The brahminy starling or brahminy myna (Sturnia pagodarum) is a member of the starling family of birds. It is usually seen in pairs or small flocks in open habitats on the plains of the Indian subcontinent.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahminy_starling

## Photo

![Pagodenstar](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brahminy-starling/medium.jpg)

Photo: citi2024 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/285043022

## Machine access

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