Samoan Starling Aplonis atrifusca Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (17)
- Monotypic
Adrian J. F. Craig and C. J. Feare
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 20, 2013
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 20, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Samoapurperspreeuw |
| English | Samoan Starling |
| English (United States) | Samoan Starling |
| French | Stourne de Samoa |
| French (France) | Stourne de Samoa |
| German | Samoastar |
| Japanese | サモアカラスモドキ |
| Norwegian | samoastær |
| Polish | skworczyk samoański |
| Russian | Самоанский скворец |
| Serbian | Samoanski čvorak |
| Slovak | majna záhradná |
| Spanish | Estornino de Samoa |
| Spanish (Spain) | Estornino de Samoa |
| Swedish | samoastare |
| Turkish | Samoa Sığırcığı |
| Ukrainian | Шпак-малюк самоанський |
Aplonis atrifusca (Peale, 1849)
PROTONYM:
Lamprotornis atrifusca
Peale, 1849. Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. Vol. VIII: Mammalia and ornithology. 1st ed. 8, p.109.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Samoan Islands [= Upolu].
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- APLONIS
- atrifusca
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● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
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‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Samoan Starling