Mountain Starling
Aplonis santovestrisHarrisson, TH; Marshall, AJ, 1937
English (US) Mountain Starling
The Mountain Starling (Aplonis santovestris) 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: Espiritu Santo (northern Vanuatu)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Aplonis santovestris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Mountain Starling
- Described by
- Harrisson, TH; Marshall, AJ, 1937
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Harrisson, TH; Marshall, AJ, 1937
- Type locality
- Mt. Watiamasan, Espiritu Santo.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 57 p.148
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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