Genus Aplonis

 

Aplonis brunneicapillus - The White-eyed Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.

 

Singing Starling - Adult Singing Starlings have glossy black plumage and bright red irises. Immature birds are paler, with streaked underparts and brown irises. They are distinguished from Metallic Starlings by shorter, square tails and thicker bills.

 

Rarotonga Starling - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

 

Aplonis corvina - It reached a length between 20 and 25.4 centimetres. It was crow-like, glossy black and had at long curved bill as well as a long tail.

 

Tanimbar Starling - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

 

San Cristobal Starling - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

 

Brown-winged Starling - The Brown-winged Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

 

Rennell Starling - The plumage of the Rennell Starling is blackish with a green-blue gloss. It has a yellow-orange eye and a short tail. It is an abundant bird of tropical moist lowland forests, secondary growth and coconut plantations.

 

Long-tailed Starling - The Long-tailed Starling is a large starling, ranging from 28–41 cm in length, including the tail. There are no differences between the sexes. The tail is very long, as long or longer than the body in the nominate race, although in the race brevicauda it is only two-thirds as long as the body.

 

Mysterious Starling - Overall length 7.5 inches . Bill from gape 1 inch , from anterior margin of nostril, 1.24 cm. Tarsus 2.74 cm, tail 6.4 cm, wing 10.5 cm, wingspan 32 cm. Wing and tarsus measurement are somewhat less than in the living bird due to shrinkage of the specimen. The other measurements are either from the freshly-killed bird or are unlikely to have changed. Dull dusky black overall, with lighter brown feather edges which are prominent on the body feathers and less conspicuous on the remiges and tail. Iris yellow. Feet dusky brownish; bill the same color or somewhat lighter. A fine painting of the species is found in Fuller .

 

Metallic Starling - The adult has brilliant red eyes, a long tail and green-glossed black plumage. Immatures are pale below with dark streaks. Such birds migrate during August where upon they make their return journey to New Guinea.

 

Short-tailed Starling - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

 

Moluccan Starling - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

 

Micronesian starling - Micronesian Starlings consume fruit, seeds, the occasional insect and the eggs of seabirds. They are bold around humans and will follow humans in seabird colonies to take the eggs of seabirds flushed by them.

 

Asian Glossy Starling - Asian Glossy Starling

 

Pohnpei Starling - The Pohnpei Starling reached a size of 19 cm. It was generally dark with sooty brown upperparts. The head was darker and exhibit a black forehead and black lores. The wings, the rump, the uppertail coverts and the tail were paler and were showing a stronger brown colouring at the head. The underparts were washed olive brown. The bill and the feet were black. The iris was brown. The juveniles were looking similar to the adults except for the upperparts of their plumage which had exhibit a paler brown. Its call consists of a bell-like shrill see-ay.

 

Rusty-winged Starling - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Sturnidae
Genus : Aplonis