Madagascan starling
Madagascan starling | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Sturnidae |
Genus: | Hartlaubius (Bonaparte, 1853) |
Species: | H. auratus |
Binomial name | |
Hartlaubius auratus (Müller, 1776) | |
Distribution of the Madagascan starling | |
Synonyms | |
Saroglossa aurata |
The Madagascan starling (Hartlaubius auratus) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.[1]
Commonly placed in the monotypic genus Hartlaubius, the Madagascan starling is also sometimes placed in the genus Saroglossa (as Saroglossa aurata), which otherwise only contains the spot-winged starling (S. spilopterus).[2]
References
- 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Saroglossa aurata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
- ↑ "Hartlaubius". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
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