Rusty-winged starling
| Rusty-winged starling | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Aplonis |
| Species: | A. zelandica |
| Binomial name | |
| Aplonis zelandica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830) | |
The rusty-winged starling (Aplonis zelandica) is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is found in Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss arising from the deriving force of human overpopulation.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Aplonis zelandica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.