Brown-winged Starling
Aplonis grandis(Salvadori, AT, 1881)
English (US) Brown-winged Starling
The Brown-winged Starling (Aplonis grandis) 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.
- Scientific name
- Aplonis grandis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brown-winged Starling
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1881)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Aplonis grandis grandis
- Aplonis grandis malaitae
- Aplonis grandis macrura
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Lamprocorax grandis
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1881)
- Type locality
- Ysabel Island.
- Original description
- Ornitologia della Papuasia e delle Molucche 2 p.460
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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