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Aplonis (glossy starlings)

Synonyms: Aplonas; Calliornis; Calornis

Wikipedia Abstract

Aplonis is a genus of starlings. These are essentially island species of Indonesia, Oceania and Australasia, although some species' ranges extend to the Malay Peninsula, southern Vietnam and northeastern Queensland. The typical adult Aplonis starling is fairly uniformly plumaged in black, brown or dark green, sometimes with a metallic gloss. The eye ring is often distinctively coloured. Immatures of several species have dark streaked pale underparts. The following is the list of Aplonis species in taxonomic order:
View Wikipedia Record: Aplonis

Species

Aplonis atrifusca (Samoan Starling) (Attributes)
Aplonis brunneicapillus (White-eyed Starling) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Aplonis cantoroides (Singing Starling) (Attributes)
Aplonis cinerascens (Rarotonga Starling) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Aplonis circumscripta (Violet-hooded Starling) (Attributes)
Aplonis corvina (Kosrae Starling) (Extinct)
Aplonis crassa (Tanimbar Starling) (Attributes)
Aplonis dichroa (Makira Starling) (Attributes)
Aplonis diluvialis (Huahine starling)
Aplonis feadensis (Atoll Starling) (Attributes)
Aplonis fusca (Tasman Starling) (Extinct) (Attributes)
Aplonis grandis (Brown-winged Starling) (Attributes)
Aplonis insularis (Rennell Starling) (Attributes)
Aplonis magna (Long-tailed Starling) (Attributes)
Aplonis marginata
Aplonis mavornata (Mysterious Starling) (Extinct)
Aplonis metallica (Metallic Starling) (Attributes)
Aplonis minor (Short-tailed Starling) (Attributes)
Aplonis mysolensis (Moluccan Starling) (Attributes)
Aplonis mystacea (Yellow-eyed Starling) (Attributes)
Aplonis opaca (Micronesian starling) (Attributes)
Aplonis panayensis (Asian Glossy Starling) (Attributes)
Aplonis pelzelni (Pohnpei Starling) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Aplonis santovestris (Vanuatu Starling) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Aplonis striata (Striated Starling) (Attributes)
Aplonis tabuensis (Polynesian starling) (Attributes)
Aplonis ulietensis (Raiatea Starling) (Extinct)
Aplonis zelandica (Rusty-winged Starling) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0