Agropsar

Agropsar is a genus of Asian birds in the family Sturnidae. It is sometimes merged with Sturnus or Sturnia

Agropsar
Daurian starling (Agropsar sturninus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Sturnidae
Genus:	Agropsar Oates, 1889

These two species were formerly placed in the genus Sturnus. They were moved to the resurrected genus Agropsar based on the results of two molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2008.^[1][2][3]

Species

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Agropsar sturninus	Daurian starling	eastern Mongolia and south-eastern Russia to North Korea and central China
	Agropsar philippensis	Chestnut-cheeked starling	Japan and the Russian islands of Sakhalin and Kuriles