Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
   Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
     Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       [Order] Passeriformes Linnaeus, 1758
         oscines see Suborder Oscines
           Passerida - passeridans see Parvorder Passerida (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Sibley et al., 1988
             Muscicapoidea
               Family Sturnidae Rafinesque, 1815 - starlings
                 Subfamily Sturninae
                   Genus Sturnus Linnaeus, 1758
                     01 Sturnus burmannicus (Jerdon, 1862)
                     02 Sturnus nigricollis (Paykull, 1807)
                     03 Sturnus contra Linnaeus, 1758
                     04 Sturnus sturninus (Pallas, 1776)
                     05 Sturnus philippensis (J.R. Forster, 1781) - chestnut-cheeked starling
                     06 Sturnus sinensis (J.F. Gmelin, 1788)
                     07 Sturnus malabaricus (J.F. Gmelin, 1789)
                     08 Sturnus erythropygius (Blyth, 1846)
                     09 Sturnus albofrontatus (E.L. Layard, 1854)
                     10 Sturnus pagodarum (J.F. Gmelin, 1789)
                     11 Sturnus roseus (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
                     12 Sturnus sericeus J.F. Gmelin, 1789
                     13 Sturnus cineraceus Temminck, 1835 - white-cheeked starling
                     14 Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 - European starling
                     15 Sturnus unicolor Temminck, 1820