Birds of the World

    PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae (Starlings, Rhabdornises)  
Genus: Aplonis (22 species)


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Samoan Starling (Aplonis atrifusca)
Range: PO: Savaii and Upolu (w Samoa) and Tutuila, Ofu, Olosega and Tau (American Samoa, c Polynesia)
 



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White-eyed Starling (Aplonis brunneicapillus) Vulnerable
Range: AU: Bougainville, Choiseul, Rendova and Guadalcanal (n, c, se Solomon Is.)
 



Singing Starling
Singing Starling (Aplonis cantoroides)
Range: AU: New Guinea and satellites, Boigu (n Torres Strait is., far ne Australia), Bismarck Arch. (including Admiralty Is.), and Solomon Is.
Waigeo, Indonesia  
 
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.


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Rarotonga Starling (Aplonis cinerascens) Vulnerable
Range: PO: Rarotonga (sc Cook Is., e Polynesia)
 



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Violet-hooded Starling (Aplonis circumscripta) Near Threatened
Range: AU: Tanimbar Is. (s Moluccas) and Damar (far e Lesser Sundas)
 



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Tanimbar Starling (Aplonis crassa) Near Threatened
Range: AU: Yamdena and Larat (Tanimbar Is., s Moluccas)
 



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Makira Starling (Aplonis dichroa)
Range: AU: Makira (=San Cristobal, se Solomon Is.)
 



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Atoll Starling (Aplonis feadensis) Near Threatened
Range: AU: islets of Bismarck Arch. and n Solomon Is.
 



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Brown-winged Starling (Aplonis grandis)
Range: AU: Solomon Is.
 



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Rennell Starling (Aplonis insularis)
Range: AU: Rennell (se Solomon Is.)
 



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Long-tailed Starling (Aplonis magna)
Range: AU: Geelvink Bay is. (nw New Guinea)
 



Metallic Starling
Metallic Starling (Aplonis metallica)
Range: AU: Moluccas, New Guinea and satellites to ne Australia
 
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Metallic Starling
Metallic Starling (Aplonis metallica) Immature
Range: AU: Moluccas, New Guinea and satellites to ne Australia
Miami Zoo, Miami, Florida, USA  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


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Short-tailed Starling (Aplonis minor)
Range: AU: Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas and Mindanao (s Philippines)
 



Moluccan Starling
Moluccan Starling (Aplonis mysolensis)
Range: AU: Banggai and Sula is. (e of Sulawesi), Morotai to Obi (n Moluccas), Ambon, Haruku and Saparua (ec Moluccas) and Raja Ampat Is. (nw of New Guinea)
Moluccas, Indonesia  
 
Photograph by JJ Harrison     Copyright and usage info


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Yellow-eyed Starling (Aplonis mystacea) Near Threatened
Range: AU: s New Guinea (except Trans-Fly)
 



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Micronesian Starling (Aplonis opaca)
Range: PO: Mariana and Caroline is. (w, c Micronesia)
 



Asian Glossy Starling
Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis strigata)
Range: OR, AU: widespread
Tanjung Piai, Johor, Malaysia  
 
Photograph by Wokoti   © All Rights Reserved.


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Pohnpei Starling (Aplonis pelzelni) Critically Endangered
Range: PO: montane Pohnpei (=Ponape, e Caroline Is., c Micronesia; perhaps extinct)
 



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Mountain Starling (Aplonis santovestris) Endangered
Range: AU: montane Santo (nw Vanuatu)
 



Striated Starling
Striated Starling (Aplonis striata striata)
Range: AU: New Caledonia including Loyalty Is.
New Caledonia  
 
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.


Polynesian Starling
Polynesian Starling (Aplonis tabuensis)
Range: PO: se Melanesia in Temotu (=Santa Cruz, se Solomon Is.) through s Polynesia
 
 
Photograph by Aviceda     Copyright and usage info


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Rusty-winged Starling (Aplonis zelandica) Near Threatened
Range: AU: Santa Cruz Is. (=Temotu, se Solomon Is.) and n, c Vanuatu
 




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