Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Catalan | estornell de la Micronèsia |
Dutch | Micronesische Purperspreeuw |
English | Micronesian Starling |
English (United States) | Micronesian Starling |
French | Stourne de Micronésie |
French (France) | Stourne de Micronésie |
German | Karolinenstar |
Japanese | カラスモドキ |
Norwegian | mikronesiastær |
Polish | skworczyk mikronezyjski |
Russian | Микронезийский скворец |
Serbian | Mikronezijski čvorak |
Slovak | majna mikronézska |
Spanish | Estornino de Micronesia |
Spanish (Spain) | Estornino de Micronesia |
Swedish | mikronesisk stare |
Turkish | Mikronezya Sığırcığı |
Ukrainian | Шпак-малюк мікронезійський |
Aplonis opaca (Kittlitz, 1833)
PROTONYM:
Lamproth.[ornis] opaca
Kittlitz, 1833. Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel 2, p.11 pl.15 fig.2.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Kusaie.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- APLONIS
- opaca / opacus
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Micronesian Starling Aplonis opaca Scientific name definitions
Adrian J. F. Craig and C. J. Feare
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 15, 2013
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 15, 2013
Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Micronesian Starling Aplonis opaca
Authors
Adrian J. F. Craig and C. J. Feare
Recommended Citation
Craig, A. J. F. and C. J. Feare (2020). Micronesian Starling (Aplonis opaca), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.micsta1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- July 15, 2013
- Micronesian Starling Aplonis opaca
Authors
Adrian J. F. Craig and C. J. Feare
Recommended Citation
Craig, A. J. F. and C. J. Feare (2013). Micronesian Starling (Aplonis opaca). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.