Micronesian starling
| Micronesian starling | |
|---|---|
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Aplonis |
| Species: | A. opaca |
| Binomial name | |
| Aplonis opaca (Kittlitz, 1833) | |
The Micronesian starling (Aplonis opaca) is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is found in Micronesia, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Palau. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Micronesian starlings consume fruit, seeds, the occasional insect and the eggs of seabirds.[2] They are bold around humans and will follow humans in seabird colonies to take the eggs of seabirds flushed by them.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Aplonis opaca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ JD Reichel; PO Glass (1990). "Micronesian Starling Predation on Seabird Eggs". Emu 90 (2): 135–136. doi:10.1071/MU9900135.