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Rarotonga Starling

Aplonis cinerascens Hartlaub, KJG; Finsch, FHO 1871

The Rarotonga starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is endemic to the Cook Islands. Source: Wikipedia

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


Original description

Citation:
  Hartlaub, KJG; Finsch, FHO 1871

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London Part 2 p.29

Protonym:
  Aplonis cinerascens

Type locality:
  Rarotonga.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90542#page/59/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  51BBE050ADF359FA

Avibase ID:
  avibase-51BBE050

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/51BBE050


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 558711


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Aplonis cinerascens: Rarotonga (sw Cook Islands). On verge of extinction
English:
Rarotonga Starling
Catalan:
estornell de l'illa Rarotonga
Czech:
špaček rarotonžský
Danish:
Rarotongatræstær
German:
Rarotongastar
Spanish:
Estornino de Rarotonga
Spanish (Spain):
Estornino de Rarotonga
Finnish:
rarotongankottarainen
French:
Stourne de Rarotonga
Croatian:
rarotonški čvorak
Hungarian:
rarotongai énekesseregély
Italian:
Storno di Rarotonga
Japanese (romaji):
rarotongakarasumodoki
Japanese:
ラロトンガカラスモドキ
Lithuanian:
Kuko aplonis
Dutch:
Rarotongapurperspreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Rarotongastare
Norwegian:
Rarotongastær
Polish:
skworczyk szarawy
Portuguese:
estorninho-de-rarotonga
Portuguese (Portugal):
estorninho-de-rarotonga
Russian:
Раротонгский скворец
Slovak:
majna popolavá
Swedish:
rarotongastare
Ukrainian:
Шпак-малюк раротонзький
Chinese:
拉岛辉椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
庫克島輝椋鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Stourne de Rarotonga ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Stourne de Rarotonga ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Clements 1st edition:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Clements, version 2021:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Clements, version 2022:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Clements, version 2023:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Clements 3rd edition:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Clements 4th edition:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Clements 6th edition:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Clements, version 2015:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Clements, version 2016:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Clements, version 2017:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Clements, version 2018:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Clements, version 2019:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
eBird version 1.50:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
eBird version 1.52:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
eBird version 1.53:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
eBird version 1.54:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
eBird version 1.55:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
eBird version 2015:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
eBird version 2016:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
eBird version 2017:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
eBird version 2018:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
eBird version 2019:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
eBird version 2021:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
eBird version 2022:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
eBird version 2023:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Rarotongan Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Rarotongan Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Rarotongan Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Rarotongan Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Rarotongan Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Rarotongan Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Rarotongan Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Rarotongan Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Rarotongan Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Aplonis cinerascens
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Aplonis cinerascens
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Aplonis cinerascens
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Rarotonga Starling ( Aplonis cinerascens)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Aplonis cinerascens
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Aplonis cinerascens

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: estornell de l'illa Rarotonga
Czech: Špacek rarotonžský, špaček rarotonžský
Danish: Rarotongatræstær
German: Rarotongastar
English: Raratonga Starling, Rarotonga Starling, Rarotongan Starling
English, HBW: Rarotonga Starling
English (IOC): Rarotonga Starling
English (United States): Rarotonga Starling
Esperanto: Rarotonga sturno
Spanish: Estornino de Rarotonga
Spanish (Spain): Estornino de Rarotonga
Spanish (HBW): Rarotonga Starling
Estonian: rarotonga viiralind
Finnish: Rarotongankottarainen
French: Étourneau de Rarotonga, Stourne de Rarotonga
Croatian: rarotonški čvorak
Hungarian: rarotongai énekesseregély
Italian: Storno di Rarotonga
Japanese (romaji): rarotongakarasumodoki
Japanese: ラロトンガカラスモドキ
Scientific: Aplonis cinerascens
Lithuanian: Kuko aplonis
Dutch: Rarotongapurperspreeuw, Rarotonga-purperspreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Rarotongastare
Norwegian: Rarotongastær
Polish: skworczyk szarawy
Portuguese: estorninho-de-rarotonga
Portuguese (Portugal): estorninho-de-rarotonga
Rarotongan: ‘Ī‘oi
Russian: Раротонгский аплонис, Раротонгский скворец
Slovak: majna popolavá
Swedish: Rarotongastare
Turkish: Rarotonga sığırcığı
Ukrainian: Шпак-малюк раротонзький
Chinese: 拉岛辉椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 庫克島輝椋鳥

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