Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Samoapurperspreeuw |
| English | Samoan Starling |
| English (United States) | Samoan Starling |
| French | Stourne de Samoa |
| French (French Guiana) | 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. U. S. Expl. Exped. 8, p.109.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Samoan Islands [= Upolu].
Definitions
- APLONIS
- atrifusca
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Samoan Starling Aplonis atrifusca Scientific name definitions
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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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Samoan Starling Aplonis atrifusca
Authors
Adrian J. F. Craig and C. J. Feare
Recommended Citation
Craig, A. J. F. and C. J. Feare (2020). Samoan Starling (Aplonis atrifusca), 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.samsta1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- February 20, 2013
- Samoan Starling Aplonis atrifusca
Authors
Adrian J. F. Craig and C. J. Feare
Recommended Citation
Craig, A. J. F. and C. J. Feare (2013). Samoan Starling (Aplonis atrifusca). 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.