Starlings (Sturnidae)

Makira Starling (Aplonis dichroa) - HBW 14, p. 719

French: Stourne de San Cristobal German: San-Cristobal-Star Spanish: Estornino de San Cristóbal
Other common names: San Cristobal Starling

Taxonomy: Calornis dichroa Tristram, 1895, San Cristobal, Solomon Islands.
Genus name sometimes given as Aplornis (see page 659). May form a superspecies with A. grandis; formerly regarded as conspecific, but differs in size, morphology and plumage. Monotypic.

Distribution: San Cristobal (Makira), in SE Solomon Is.