Makira Starling
Aplonis dichroa(Tristram, HB, 1895)
English (US) Makira Starling
The Makira Starling (Aplonis dichroa) 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: Makira (southeastern Solomon Islands)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Aplonis dichroa
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Makira Starling
- Described by
- (Tristram, HB, 1895)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Calornis dichroa
- Described by
- (Tristram, HB, 1895)
- Original description
- Ibis ser.7, vol.1, no.3 p.376
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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