Polynesian Starling
Aplonis tabuensis - Stourne de Polynésie
Systematics
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family:
Sturnidés
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Genus:
Aplonis
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Species:
tabuensis
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 20 cm
- Wingspan: -
- Weight: 52 à 69 g
Geographic range
Identification
Polynesian Starling (Aplonis tabuensis) is a species of bird in the Sturnidae family.
Subspecific information 12 subspecies
- Aplonis tabuensis tabuensis (Lau Arch.. e Fiji. and Tonga Is.)
- Aplonis tabuensis pachyrhampha (Santa Cruz Is.)
- Aplonis tabuensis tucopiae (Tucopia I.. se Santa Cruz Is..)
- Aplonis tabuensis rotumae (Rotuma I.. n of Fiji.)
- Aplonis tabuensis vitiensis (Fiji. except e.)
- Aplonis tabuensis manuae (Manua I.. American Samoa.)
- Aplonis tabuensis fortunae (Horne Is.. ne of Fiji.)
- Aplonis tabuensis tenebrosa (n Tonga Is.)
- Aplonis tabuensis nesiotes (nw Tonga)
- Aplonis tabuensis brunnescens (Niue I.. e of Tonga.)
- Aplonis tabuensis tutuilae (Tutuila I.. American Samoa.)
- Aplonis tabuensis brevirostris (w Samoa)
Foreign names
- Stourne de Polynésie,
- Estornino de Polinesia,
- estorninho-polinésio,
- Südseestar,
- déltengeri énekesseregély,
- Polynesische Purperspreeuw,
- Storno di Polinesia,
- polynesisk stare,
- Polynesiastær,
- majna tichomorská,
- špaček polynéský,
- Polynesisk Træstær,
- polynesiankottarainen,
- estornell de Polinèsia,
- skworczyk polinezyjski,
- Полинезийский аплонис,
- タテジマカラスモドキ,
- 玻利辉椋鸟,
- 波里尼西亞輝椋鳥,
Habitat
Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations, Rural Gardens, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest
Threats - protection
IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
in the Wild
Near
threatened
threatened
Not
evaluated
evaluated
EX
EW
CR
EN
VU
NT
LC
NE
Sources of information
- Handbook of the birds of the world Vol.14, josep del Hoyo
- Starlings and Mynas, FEARE Chris
- Avibase, Lepage Denis
- Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
- BirdLife International, BirdLife International
- IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.
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