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Starlings (Sturnidae)

Long-tailed Myna (Mino kreffti) - HBW 14, p. 713

French: Mino de Krefft German: Bismarckatzel Spanish: Miná de las Bismarck

Taxonomy: Gracula kreffti P. L. Sclater, 1869, Solomon Islands.
Sometimes treated as conspecific with M. dumontii; shorter-tailed birds from SW Bismarcks (New Britain and Umboi) described as race giliau, and smaller birds from E Solomons (Guadalcanal and Malaita) described as sanfordi; however, while birds from SW Bismarcks appear to show moderately distinctive morphological traits compared with populations from N Solomons, they are more closely similar to birds from New Guinea currently separated as M. dumontii, suggesting that treatment as separate species may not be justified; further study needed at both specific and subspe.. View all taxonomy...

Taxonomy: Gracula kreffti P. L. Sclater, 1869, Solomon Islands.
Sometimes treated as conspecific with M. dumontii; shorter-tailed birds from SW Bismarcks (New Britain and Umboi) described as race giliau, and smaller birds from E Solomons (Guadalcanal and Malaita) described as sanfordi; however, while birds from SW Bismarcks appear to show moderately distinctive morphological traits compared with populations from N Solomons, they are more closely similar to birds from New Guinea currently separated as M. dumontii, suggesting that treatment as separate species may not be justified; further study needed at both specific and subspecific levels. Currently treated as monotypic.

Distribution: Bismarck Archipelago and N & C Solomon Is (SE to Guadalcanal and Malaita).

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