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Short-tailed Starling Aplonis minor Scientific name definitions

Adrian J. F. Craig and C. J. Feare
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 15, 2013

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Introduction

This account summarizes the life history of the Short-tailed Starling, including information relating to its identification, systematics, distribution, habitat, diet, vocalizations, breeding ecology, and conservation status.

Subspecies

Monotypic.
Distribution of the Short-tailed Starling - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Short-tailed Starling

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Recommended Citation

Craig, A. J. F. and C. J. Feare (2020). Short-tailed Starling (Aplonis minor), 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.shtsta1.01
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