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Genus: Aplonis (22 species)

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Samoan Starling (Aplonis atrifusca) Range: PO: Savaii and Upolu (w Samoa) and Tutuila, Ofu, Olosega and Tau (American Samoa, c Polynesia)

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White-eyed Starling (Aplonis brunneicapillus) Vulnerable Range: AU: Bougainville, Choiseul, Rendova and Guadalcanal (n, c, se Solomon Is.)


Singing Starling (Aplonis cantoroides) Range: AU: New Guinea and satellites, Boigu (n Torres Strait is., far ne Australia), Bismarck Arch. (including Admiralty Is.), and Solomon Is. Waigeo, Indonesia
Photograph by Bradley Hacker © All Rights Reserved.

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Rarotonga Starling (Aplonis cinerascens) Near Threatened Range: PO: Rarotonga (sc Cook Is., e Polynesia)

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Violet-hooded Starling (Aplonis circumscripta) Near Threatened Range: AU: Tanimbar Is. (s Moluccas) and Damar (far e Lesser Sundas)

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Tanimbar Starling (Aplonis crassa) Near Threatened Range: AU: Yamdena and Larat (Tanimbar Is., s Moluccas)

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Makira Starling (Aplonis dichroa) Range: AU: Makira (=San Cristobal, se Solomon Is.)

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Atoll Starling (Aplonis feadensis) Near Threatened Range: AU: islets of Bismarck Arch. and n Solomon Is.

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Brown-winged Starling (Aplonis grandis) Range: AU: Solomon Is.

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Rennell Starling (Aplonis insularis) Range: AU: Rennell (se Solomon Is.)

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Long-tailed Starling (Aplonis magna) Range: AU: Geelvink Bay is. (nw New Guinea)


Metallic Starling (Aplonis metallica) Range: AU: Moluccas, New Guinea and satellites to ne Australia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Metallic Starling (Aplonis metallica) Immature Range: AU: Moluccas, New Guinea and satellites to ne Australia Miami Zoo, Miami, Florida, USA
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

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Short-tailed Starling (Aplonis minor) Range: AU: Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas and Mindanao (s Philippines)


Moluccan Starling (Aplonis mysolensis) Range: AU: Banggai and Sula is. (e of Sulawesi), Morotai to Obi (n Moluccas), Ambon, Haruku and Saparua (ec Moluccas) and Raja Ampat Is. (nw of New Guinea) Moluccas, Indonesia
Photograph by JJ Harrison Copyright and usage info This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported. In short: you are free to share and make derivative works of the file under the conditions that you appropriately attribute it, and that you distribute it only under a license identical to this one.

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Yellow-eyed Starling (Aplonis mystacea) Range: AU: s New Guinea (except Trans-Fly)

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Micronesian Starling (Aplonis opaca) Range: PO: Mariana and Caroline is. (w, c Micronesia)


Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis strigata) Range: OR, AU: widespread Tanjung Piai, Johor, Malaysia
Photograph by Wokoti © All Rights Reserved.

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Pohnpei Starling (Aplonis pelzelni) Critically Endangered Range: PO: montane Pohnpei (=Ponape, e Caroline Is., c Micronesia; perhaps extinct)

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Mountain Starling (Aplonis santovestris) Endangered Range: AU: montane Santo (nw Vanuatu)


Striated Starling (Aplonis striata striata) Range: AU: New Caledonia including Loyalty Is. New Caledonia
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.


Polynesian Starling (Aplonis tabuensis) Range: PO: se Melanesia in Temotu (=Santa Cruz, se Solomon Is.) through s Polynesia
Photograph by Aviceda Copyright and usage info This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported. In short: you are free to share and make derivative works of the file under the conditions that you appropriately attribute it, and that you distribute it only under a license identical to this one.

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Rusty-winged Starling (Aplonis zelandica) Range: AU: Santa Cruz Is. (=Temotu, se Solomon Is.) and n, c Vanuatu

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