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Tasman Starling

Aplonis fusca Gould, J 1836

The Tasman starling was described in 1836 by John Gould as a species which occurred on both Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island. In 1928 Australian ornithologist Gregory Mathews recognized that the plumage of the race from Lord Howe Island was much browner and more greyish than the plumage of the Norfolk Island race and split the species into two forms, the Norfolk starling, and the Lord Howe starling. Both subspecies are now extinct, thus so the species. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Sturnidae
Genus:
   Aplonis
Scientific:
  Aplonis fusca

Original description

Citation:
  Gould, J 1836

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London Part 4, no.43 p.73

Protonym:
  Aplonis fusca

Type locality:
  Murrumbidgee River, Australia [error for Norfolk Island].

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46213#page/631/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  21D04F26EE2023F0

Avibase ID:
  avibase-21D04F26

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/21D04F26

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 558715


EXTINCT

Geographic range:

  • Aplonis fusca: formerly Lord Howe and Norfolk islands; extinct, last reported 1923
  • Aplonis fusca fusca: formerly Norfolk Island; extinct, last reported 1923
  • Aplonis fusca hulliana: formerly Lord Howe Island; extinct, last reported 1918
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Tasman Starling
Czech:
špaček norfolcký
Danish:
Norfolktræstær
German:
Norfolkstar
Spanish:
Estornino de Isla Norfolk
Spanish (Spain):
Estornino de isla Norfolk
Finnish:
norfolkinsaarenkottarainen
French:
Stourne de Norfolk
Croatian:
norfolški čvorak
Hungarian:
norfolk-szigeti énekesseregély
Italian:
Storno di Norfolk
Japanese (romaji):
no-fo-kukarasumodoki
Japanese:
ノーフォークカラスモドキ
Lithuanian:
Norfolkinis aplonis
Dutch:
Bruine Purperspreeuw
Norwegian:
Norfolkstær
Polish:
skworczyk ogorzały
Portuguese:
estorninho-da-norfolk
Portuguese (Portugal):
estorninho-de-norfolk
Russian:
Норфолкский скворец
Slovak:
majna norfolská
Serbian:
Čvorak sa ostrva Norfolk
Swedish:
norfolkstare
Ukrainian:
шпак-малюк норфолцький
Chinese:
绿头辉椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
諾福克輝椋鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Norfolk Island Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Norfolk Island Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Norfolk Island Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Norfolk Island Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Norfolk Island Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Norfolk Island Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Norfolk Island Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Norfolk Island Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Norfolk Island Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Norfolk Island Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Norfolk Island Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Tasman Starling ( Aplornis fusca) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Stourne de Norfolk ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Stourne de Norfolk ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Norfolk Island Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Norfolk Island Starling ( Aplonis fuscus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Norfolk Island Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Norfolk Island Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Tasman Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Norfolk Island Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Aplonis fusca [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Aplonis fusca [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Aplonis fusca [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Norfolk Starling ( Aplonis fusca) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Aplonis fusca [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Aplonis fusca [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Czech: Špacek norfolcký, špaček norfolcký
Danish: Norfolktræstær
German: Norfolkstar
English: Cudgimaruk, Island Starling, Lord Howe Starling, Norfolk & Lord Howe Island Starling, Norfolk Island Starling, Norfolk Starling, Tasman Starling
English, HBW: Norfolk Starling
English (IOC): Tasman Starling
English (United States): Norfolk Starling
Esperanto: Tasmanmara sturno
Spanish: Estornino de Isla Norfolk, Estornino de la Norfolk, Estornino de Norfolk
Spanish (Spain): Estornino de isla Norfolk, Estornino de la Norfolk
Spanish (HBW): Norfolk Starling
Estonian: norfolki viiralind
Finnish: norfolkinsaarenkottarainen, Norfolksaarenkottarainen, norfolksaartenkottarainen
French: Étourneau de Norfolk, Stourne de Norfolk
Croatian: norfolški čvorak
Hungarian: norfolk-szigeti énekesseregély
Italian: Storno dell'Isola Norfolk, Storno di Norfolk
Japanese (romaji): noafoakukarasumodoki, no-fo-kukarasumodoki
Japanese: ノアフォアクカラスモドキ, ノーフォークカラスモドキ
Scientific: Aplonis fusca, Aplonis fusca fusca, Aplonis fuscus, Aplornis fusca
Lithuanian: Norfolkinis aplonis
Dutch: Bruine Purperspreeuw, Norfolkpurperspreeuw
Norwegian: Norfolkstær
Polish: skworczyk ogorzaly, skworczyk ogorzały
Portuguese: estorninho-da-norfolk
Portuguese (Portugal): estorninho-de-norfolk
Russian: Норфолкский аплонис, Норфолкский скворец
Slovak: majna norfolská
Serbian: Čvorak sa ostrva Norfolk
Swedish: Norfolkstare
Turkish: Norfolk Adası sığırcığı
Ukrainian: шпак-малюк норфолцький
Chinese: 绿头辉椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 諾福克輝椋鳥

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