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Starlings, mynahs, oxpeckers
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
114 species
Africa, Asia, Australia; introduced widely elsewhere;
16-45 cm; bill usually straight, long, slender; legs, feet strong; gregarious; many spp. vocal mimics;
walk while feeding on terrestrial invertebrates, seeds; omnivorous;
often nest colonially; males more boldly colored than or similar to female; 3-7 eggs; monogamous; biparental care, sometimes with helpers.
