Micronesian Starling

Aplonis opaca - Stourne de Micronésie

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Sturnidés

  • Genus
    :

    Aplonis

  • Species
    :

    opaca

Descriptor

Kittlitz, 1833

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 24 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 71 à 93 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Micronesian Starling (Aplonis opaca) is a species of bird in the Sturnidae family.

Subspecific information 7 subspecies

  • Aplonis opaca opaca (Kosrae. e Caroline Is..)
  • Aplonis opaca aenea (n Northern Mariana Is.)
  • Aplonis opaca guami (s Northern Mariana Is.)
  • Aplonis opaca orii (Palau Is.)
  • Aplonis opaca kurodai (Yap. w Caroline Is..)
  • Aplonis opaca ponapensis (Pohnpei. ec Caroline Is..)
  • Aplonis opaca anga (Truk Is.. c Caroline Is.)

Foreign names

  • Stourne de Micronésie,
  • Estornino de Micronesia,
  • estorninho-micronésio,
  • Karolinenstar,
  • karolina-szigeteki énekesseregély,
  • Micronesische Purperspreeuw,
  • Storno di Micronesia,
  • mikronesisk stare,
  • Mikronesiastær,
  • majna mikronézska,
  • špaček mikronéský,
  • Mikronesisk Træstær,
  • mikronesiankottarainen,
  • estornell de Micronèsia,
  • skworczyk mikronezyjski,
  • Микронезийский аплонис,
  • カラスモドキ,
  • 花辉椋鸟,
  • 密克羅尼西亞輝椋鳥,

Voice song and cries

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

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