Brahminy starling

Sturnia pagodarum

The Brahminy starling (Sturnia pagodarum) is a bird found in India. Open land and towns across India. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, leaves and other plant parts and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Sturnia pagodarum
Region	Asia
Found in	India

🏡 Where the Brahminy starling lives

Open land and towns across India.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs30%
🌿 Leaves & plants30%
🍎 Fruit20%
🌸 Nectar20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It often hops around people at village markets.

Hear the Brahminy starling

Recorded by David Farrow (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), xeno-canto XC19605. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Brahminy starling

Where does the Brahminy starling live?

The Brahminy starling lives in India. Open land and towns across India.

What does the Brahminy starling eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 30%), leaves and other plant parts (about 30%), fruit (about 20%), nectar (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Brahminy starling endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.