Long-tailed Starling
Aplonis magna(Schlegel, H, 1871)
English (US) Long-tailed Starling
The Long-tailed Starling (Aplonis magna) 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 magna
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Long-tailed Starling
- Described by
- (Schlegel, H, 1871)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Aplonis magna magna
- Aplonis magna brevicauda
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Lamprotornis magnus
- Described by
- (Schlegel, H, 1871)
- Type locality
- Soek, Misori.
- Original description
- Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde 4 p.18
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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