Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds
see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893
see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
Infraclass Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
Parvclass Passerae
see Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
Order Passeriformes Linnaeus, 1758
Suborder Passeri
see Suborder Passeres (C. Linnaeus, 1758) C. Linnaeus, 1766
Parvorder Passerida (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Sibley et al., 1988
Superfamily Muscicapoidea
Family Sturnidae Rafinesque, 1815 - starlings
Tribe Sturnini Rafinesque, 1815
see Subfamily Sturninae
Genus Sturnus Linnaeus, 1758
Sturnus philippensis (J.R. Forster, 1781) - chestnut-cheeked starling