Rosy starling

Rosy starling
In Gujarat during migration
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Pastor
Temminck, 1815
Species:
P. roseus
Binomial name
Pastor roseus
Range of P. roseus (Compiled by: BirdLife International and Handbook of the Birds of the World (2016) 2007, IUCN 2020.1)
  Breeding
  Non-breeding
Synonyms
  • Turdus roseus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Sturnus roseus (Linnaeus, 1758)

The rosy starling (Pastor roseus) is a passerine bird in the starling family, Sturnidae, also known as the rose-coloured starling or rose-coloured pastor. The species was recently placed in its own monotypic genus, Pastor, and split from Sturnus. This split is supported by recent studies, though other related species within its new genus are not yet known for certain.