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Samoan Starling
Aplonis atrifusca (Peale, TR 1849)
The Samoan starling is a large starling of the family Sturnidae. It is found in the Samoan Islands. The species has a dark brown, glossy appearance, with a long bill. Its natural habitat is tropical moist forest on volcanic islands, where it is common and more conspicuous than the Polynesian starling, which is found in the same habitat. Vocalizations include various whistles and other sounds. This starling feeds on a variety of fruits, especially guava, and insects. Little is known of its mating or social habits, but it appears to nest year-round, in tree cavities. Its eggs are pale blue. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Sturnidae
Genus:
Aplonis
Scientific:
Aplonis atrifusca
Original description
Citation:
(Peale, TR 1849)
Reference:
U.S. Explor. Exped. [Wilkes]
8 p.109
Imprint year:
1848
Protonym:
Lamprotornis atrifusca
Type locality:
Samoan Islands [= Upolu].
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
28D7FBB73089969A
Avibase ID:
avibase-28D7FBB7
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/28D7FBB7
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554130
English:
Samoan Starling
Catalan:
estornell de Samoa
Czech:
špaček samojský
Danish:
Samoatræstær
German:
Samoastar
Spanish:
Estornino de Samoa
Spanish (Spain):
Estornino de Samoa
Finnish:
samoankottarainen
French:
Stourne de Samoa
Croatian:
samoanski čvorak
Hungarian:
szamoai énekesseregély
Italian:
Storno delle Samoa
Japanese (romaji):
samoakarasumodoki
Japanese:
サモアカラスモドキ
Lithuanian:
Samojinis aplonis
Dutch:
Samoapurperspreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Samoastare
Norwegian:
Samoastær
Polish:
skworczyk samoański
Portuguese:
estorninho-da-samoa
Portuguese (Portugal):
estorninho-de-samoa
Russian:
Самоанский скворец
Slovak:
majna záhradná
Serbian:
Samoanski čvorak
Swedish:
samoastare
Ukrainian:
Шпак-малюк самоанський
Chinese:
铜绿辉椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
薩摩亞銅綠輝椋鳥
Samoan Starling
Catalan:
estornell de Samoa
Czech:
špaček samojský
Danish:
Samoatræstær
German:
Samoastar
Spanish:
Estornino de Samoa
Spanish (Spain):
Estornino de Samoa
Finnish:
samoankottarainen
French:
Stourne de Samoa
Croatian:
samoanski čvorak
Hungarian:
szamoai énekesseregély
Italian:
Storno delle Samoa
Japanese (romaji):
samoakarasumodoki
Japanese:
サモアカラスモドキ
Lithuanian:
Samojinis aplonis
Dutch:
Samoapurperspreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Samoastare
Norwegian:
Samoastær
Polish:
skworczyk samoański
Portuguese:
estorninho-da-samoa
Portuguese (Portugal):
estorninho-de-samoa
Russian:
Самоанский скворец
Slovak:
majna záhradná
Serbian:
Samoanski čvorak
Swedish:
samoastare
Ukrainian:
Шпак-малюк самоанський
Chinese:
铜绿辉椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
薩摩亞銅綠輝椋鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Stourne de Samoa ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Stourne de Samoa ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Clements 1st edition: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Clements, version 2021: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Clements, version 2022: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Clements, version 2023: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Clements, version 2024: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifuscus) |
| Clements 4th edition: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Clements 6th edition: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Clements, version 2015: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Clements, version 2016: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Clements, version 2017: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Clements, version 2018: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Clements, version 2019: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| eBird version 1.50: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| eBird version 1.52: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| eBird version 1.53: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| eBird version 1.54: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| eBird version 1.55: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| eBird version 2015: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| eBird version 2016: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| eBird version 2017: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| eBird version 2018: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| eBird version 2019: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| eBird version 2021: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| eBird version 2022: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| eBird version 2023: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| eBird version 2024: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Aplonis atrifusca |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Aplonis atrifusca |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Aplonis atrifusca |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifusca) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aplonis atrifusca |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aplonis atrifusca |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
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Catalan: estornell de Samoa
Czech: Špacek samojský, špaček samojský
Danish: Samoatræstær
German: Samoastar
English: Samoan Starling
English, HBW: Samoan Starling
English (IOC): Samoan Starling
English (United States): Samoan Starling
Esperanto: Samoa sturno
Spanish: Estornino de Samoa, Estornino de Somoa
Spanish (Spain): Estornino de Samoa
Spanish (HBW): Samoan Starling
Estonian: samoa viiralind
Finnish: Samoankottarainen
French: Étourneau de Samoa, Stourne de Samoa
Croatian: samoanski čvorak
Hungarian: szamoai énekesseregély
Italian: Storno delle Isole Samoa, Storno delle Samoa
Japanese (romaji): samoakarasumodoki
Japanese: サモアカラスモドキ
Scientific: Aplonas atrifusca, Aplonis artifusca, Aplonis atrifusca, Aplonis atrifuscus, Lamprotornis atrifusca
Lithuanian: Samojinis aplonis
Dutch: Samoapurperspreeuw, Samoa-purperspreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Samoastare
Norwegian: Samoastær
Polish: skworczyk samoanski, skworczyk samoański
Portuguese: estorninho-da-samoa
Portuguese (Portugal): estorninho-de-samoa
Russian: Самоанский аплонис, Самоанский скворец
Slovak: majna záhradná
Samoan: fuia
Serbian: Samoanski čvorak
Swedish: Samoastare
Turkish: Samoa sığırcığı
Ukrainian: Шпак-малюк самоанський
Chinese: 铜绿辉椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 薩摩亞銅綠輝椋鳥
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