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)
 



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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)
 



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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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