Brahminy Starling

The brahminy starling, or brahminy myna, is usually seen in pairs or small flocks in open habitats on the plains of the Indian subcontinent. It is pale buff-cream with a black cap and a loose crest, a yellow bill with a bluish base, a pale iris and a bluish patch of skin around the eye. The adult male has a more prominent crest and longer neck hackles than the female, and juveniles are duller (Wikipedia, general species account).

It was moved from Sturnus to Sturnia after a 2008 study and has no subspecies. The species name means of the temples or pagodas. The 2012 National Red List gives no status under this name.