Pohnpei Starling
Aplonis pelzelniFinsch, FHO, 1876
English (US) Pohnpei Starling
The Pohnpei Starling (Aplonis pelzelni) 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: rediscovered 1995 in mountains of Pohnpei after 50-year absence but no recent recordsRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Aplonis pelzelni
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- Pohnpei Starling
- Described by
- Finsch, FHO, 1876
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Finsch, FHO, 1876
- Type locality
- Ponape.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1875, pt.4 p.644
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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