| Spodiopsar | |
|---|---|
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| Red-billed starling (Spodiopsar sericeus) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Spodiopsar Sharpe, 1889 |
| Type species | |
| Sturnus sericeus[1] J.F. Gmelin, 1789 | |
Spodiopsar is agenus ofAsianbirds in the familySturnidae.
The genusSpodiopsar was introduced in 1889 by the English ornithologistRichard Bowdler Sharpe. The name was to replacePoliopsar, introduced by Sharpe in 1888, which was preoccupied byPoliopsarCassin, 1867.[2][3][4] Sharpe subsequently designated thetype species asSturnus sericeusJ.F. Gmelin, 1789, thered-billed starling.[4][5] The genus name combines theAncient Greekspodios meaning "ash-coloured" andpsar meaning "starling".[6]
The genus contains two species.[7]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Spodiopsar sericeus | Red-billed starling | south and southeastern China |
 | Spodiopsar cineraceus | White-cheeked starling | central and north-east India, China, Korea, Japan and south-east Siberia |
