Starlings (Sturnidae)
Atoll Starling (Aplonis feadensis) - HBW 14, p. 718
French: Stourne des Fead
German: Atollstar
Spanish: Estornino de los Atolones
Other common names: Fead Island Starling
Taxonomy: Calornis (Aplonis) feadensis E. P. Ramsay, 1882, Fead, Nuguria Islands, east of Bismarck Archipelago.
Genus name sometimes given as Aplornis (see page 659). May form a superspecies with A. insularis; formerly considered conspecific, but is structurally and vocally distinct. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- heureka Meise, 1929 - Ninigo Group, Hermit Is and Tench I (St Matthias Group), off NW & N Bismarck Archipelago.
- feadensis ( E. P. Ramsay, 1882) - Nissan I and Nuguria Is (E of New Ireland), Mortlocks and Carterets (E of Bougainville), and Ontong Java Atoll (N Solomon Is).
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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Semi-tame bird fed with a banana. Locality Tench Island, New Ireland, Bismarck Archipelago
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 14 July 2008 3 years ago 9 sec 4
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Adult on dead snag above beach
Locality Tench Island, New Ireland, Bismarck Archipelago
Steve M.R.Young 3 July 2008 44 weeks ago 3.3
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