Starlings
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Sturnidae
Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds. Their flight is strong and direct, and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country. They eat insects and fruit. Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen. There are 125 species worldwide and 8 species which occur in Papua New Guinea.
- Metallic Starling Aplonis metallica
- Yellow-eyed Starling Aplonis mystacea
- Singing Starling Aplonis cantoroides
- Atoll Starling Aplonis feadensis
- Yellow-faced Myna Mino dumontii
- Golden Myna Mino anais
- Long-tailed Myna Mino kreffti
- European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Papua New Guinea