Rusty-winged Starling
Aplonis zelandica(Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1832)
English (US) Rusty-winged Starling
The Rusty-winged Starling (Aplonis zelandica) 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 zelandica
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rusty-winged Starling
- Described by
- (Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1832)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Aplonis zelandica maxwellii
- Aplonis zelandica zelandica
- Aplonis zelandica rufipennis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Lamprotornis zelandicus
- Described by
- (Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1832)
- Type locality
- Tasman Bay, New Zealand, error = Vanikoro Island.
- Original description
- Voyage de découvertes de la corvette l'Astrolabe, exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville (etc.). Zoologie. Vol. 1 1 p.190
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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