Short-tailed Starling
Aplonis minor(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
English (US) Short-tailed Starling
The Short-tailed Starling (Aplonis minor) 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 minor
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Short-tailed Starling
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Aplonis minor minor
- Aplonis minor todayensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- L[amprotornis] minor
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
- Type locality
- Timor.
- Original description
- Conspectus generum avium 1 p.417
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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