Rarotonga Starling
Aplonis cinerascensHartlaub, KJG; Finsch, FHO, 1871
English (US) Rarotonga Starling
The Rarotonga Starling (Aplonis cinerascens) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Sturnidae (Rhabdornis, Starlings, and Mynas) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: Rarotonga (southwestern Cook Islands)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Aplonis cinerascens
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Rarotonga Starling
- Described by
- Hartlaub, KJG; Finsch, FHO, 1871
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Hartlaub, KJG; Finsch, FHO, 1871
- Type locality
- Rarotonga.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871, pt.2 p.29
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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