- Aplonis
Taxobox
name = "Aplonis"
image_width = 250px
image caption = Metallic Starling
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Sturnidae
genus = "Aplonis"
genus_authority = Gould, 1836
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "See text""Aplonis" is a genus of
starling s. These are essentially island species ofIndonesia ,Oceania andAustralasia , although some species’ ranges extend to theMalay Peninsula , southernVietnam and northeasternQueensland . Several species have restricted ranges, and, like other island endemics, have become endangered or extinct as a result of habitat loss or introduced mammals such as rats.The following is the list of "Aplonis" species in taxonomic order.:
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Metallic Starling , "Aplonis metallica"
*Yellow-eyed Starling , "Aplonis mystacea"
*Singing Starling , "Aplonis cantoroides"
*Tanimbar Starling , "Aplonis crassa"
*Atoll Starling , "Aplonis feadensis"
*Rennell Starling , "Aplonis insularis"
*Long-tailed Starling , "Aplonis magna"
*White-eyed Starling , "Aplonis brunneicapillus"
*Brown-winged Starling , "Aplonis grandis"
*San Cristobal Starling , "Aplonis dichroa"
*Rusty-winged Starling , "Aplonis zelandica"
*Striated Starling , "Aplonis striata"
*Norfolk Starling , "Aplonis fusca" (extinct , c.1923)
*Mountain Starling , "Aplonis santovestris"
*Asian Glossy Starling , "Aplonis panayensis"
*Moluccan Starling , "Aplonis mysolensis"
*Short-tailed Starling , "Aplonis minor"
*Micronesian Starling , "Aplonis opaca"
*Pohnpei Starling , "Aplonis pelzelni" (possiblyextinct , c.2000)
*Polynesian Starling , "Aplonis tabuensis"
*Samoan Starling , "Aplonis atrifusca"
*Kosrae Island Starling , "Aplonis corvina" (extinct , mid-19th century)
*Mysterious Starling , "Aplonis mavornata" (extinct , mid-19th century)
*Rarotonga Starling , "Aplonis cinerascens"
*Huahine Starling , "Aplonis diluvialis" (prehistoric)
*Bay Starling , "Aplonis ulietensis" (extinct , 1774 to 1850; formerly considered athrush )The typical adult "Aplonis" starling is fairly uniformly plumaged in black, brown or dark green, sometimes with a metallic gloss. The eye ring is often distinctively coloured. Immatures of several species have dark streaked pale underparts.
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