Placed in the monotypic genus Leucopsar, it appears to be most closely related to Sturnia and the Brahminy Starling which is currently placed in Sturnus but will probably soon be split therefrom as Sturnus as presently delimited is highly paraphyletic.
They also visit flowers for nectar, particularly Salmalia, Butea monosperma and Erythrina.
It is less gregarious than some of its relatives, and is usually in small groups outside the breeding season, when it often feeds with Brahminy Starlings.
starling | Starling | Marlon Starling | Common Starling | Starling Dodd | Simon Starling | Norfolk Starling | Hildebrandt's Starling | Ernest Starling | Polynesian Starling | Mauke Starling | Lord Howe Starling | John Starling | Brahminy Starling | William Starling Burgess | Tasman Starling | Starling (dinghy) | Samoan Starling | Ronnie Starling | Paul Starling | Malabar Starling | Lesser Blue-eared Starling | Kristy Starling | Kosrae Starling | Huahine Starling | Brahminy Kite | Boris Starling | Bayliss and Starling Society | Asian Glossy Starling |