Starlings (Sturnidae)
Rennell Starling (Aplonis insularis) - HBW 14, p. 718
French: Stourne de Rennell
German: Rennellstar
Spanish: Estornino de la Rennell
Taxonomy: Aplonis insularis Mayr, 1931, Rennell, Solomon Islands.
Genus name sometimes given as Aplornis (see page 659). May form a superspecies with A. feadensis; formerly considered conspecific, but is structurally and vocally distinct. Monotypic.
Distribution: Rennell, in S Solomon Is.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A pair cleaning a trunk hole several times, to build the nest inside. Locality Rennell Island, Rennell and Bellona Province, Solomon Islands (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 September 2010 1 year ago 55 sec 4 -
An adult showing several forms of comfort behaviour. Locality Rennell Island, Rennell and Bellona Province, Solomon Islands (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 September 2010 1 year ago 23 sec 4 -
A perched adult singing, preening, calling and ejecting a pellet. Locality Rennell Island, Rennell and Bellona Province, Solomon Islands (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 October 2010 1 year ago 33 sec 3.8 -
A dorsal view of a bird perched, scratching its head, rubbing the bill and flying away. Locality Rennell Island, Rennell and Bellona Province, Solomon Islands (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 September 2010 1 year ago 36 sec 3.5 -
A bird on a trunk, inside a forest Locality Rennell Island, Rennell and Bellona Province, Solomon Islands (Monotypic species)
Peter Fraser 31 March 2007 4 years ago 36 sec 3.1
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The male of a nest-building pair
Locality Kia Koe Lake Side Lodge, Rennell Island, Rennell and Bellona Province, Solomon Islands (Monotypic species)
Guy Dutson 29 September 2010 1 year ago 4.3 -
The male of a nest-building pair
Locality Kia Koe Lake Side Lodge, Rennell Island, Rennell and Bellona Province, Solomon Islands (Monotypic species)
Guy Dutson 29 September 2010 1 year ago 3 -
An adult in a dead tree.
Locality Rennell Island, Rennell and Bellona Province, Solomon Islands (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 September 2010 1 year ago 3
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A bird singing. Locality Rennell Island, Rennell and Bellona Province, Solomon Islands
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 September 2010 1 year ago 5 -
Calls given by a pair of birds perched near its nest site, in the trunk of a tree. Locality Rennell Island, Rennell and Bellona Province, Solomon Islands
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 October 2010 1 year ago 3
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