Kosrae Starling
Aplonis corvina(Kittlitz, FH, 1833)
English (US) Kosrae Starling
The Kosrae Starling (Aplonis corvina) 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: formerly Kosrae Island (Micronesia); extinct, last reported 1880Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Aplonis corvina
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Extinct
- English (US)
- Kosrae Starling
- Described by
- (Kittlitz, FH, 1833)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Lamprothornis corvina
- Described by
- (Kittlitz, FH, 1833)
- Type locality
- Ualan = Kusaie.
- Original description
- Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel 2 p.12 pl.15 fig.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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