The Rodrigues starling is an extinct species of starling that was endemic to the Mascarene island of Rodrigues. Its closest relatives were the Mauritius starling and the hoopoe starling from nearby islands; all three are extinct and appear to be of Southeast Asian origin. The bird was only reported by French sailor Julien Tafforet, who was marooned on the island from 1725 to 1726. Tafforet observed it on the offshore islet of Île Gombrani. Subfossil remains found on the mainland were described in 1879, and were suggested to belong to the bird mentioned by Tafforet. There was much confusion about the bird and its taxonomic relations throughout the 20th century. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Slater, HH 1879
Reference:
Philos. Trans.
168 p.427
Protonym:
Necropsar rodericanus
Avibase ID:
C66353E1FF12E4E7
Avibase ID:
avibase-C66353E1
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C66353E1
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561475
Geographic range:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022): Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Étourneau de Rodriguez ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
Clements, version 2021: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
Clements, version 2022: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
Clements 3rd edition: Rodriguez Starling ( Necropsar leguati) |
Clements 4th edition: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
Clements 6th edition: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
Clements, version 2015: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
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Clements, version 2018: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
Clements, version 2019: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
eBird version 1.50: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
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eBird version 2021: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
eBird version 2022: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Rodriguez Starling ( Necropsar leguati) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Necropsar leguati |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Rodriguez Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Rodriguez Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Rodriguez Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Rodrigues Starling ( Necropsar rodericanus) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Necropsar rodericanus |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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