Hoopoe Starling
Fregilupus varius(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Hoopoe Starling
The Hoopoe Starling (Fregilupus varius) 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: formerly RĂ©union Island; extinct, last reported 1860Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Fregilupus varius
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Extinct
- English (US)
- Hoopoe Starling
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Upupa varia
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- No locality = Reunion Island.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.43
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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