Starlings (Sturnidae)
Rusty-winged Starling (Aplonis zelandica) - HBW 14, p. 719
French: Stourne mélanésien
German: Rostflügelstar
Spanish: Estornino de Melanesia
Other common names: Rufous-winged/New Hebrides Starling
Taxonomy: Lamprotornis zelandicus Quoy and Gaimard, 1830, Tasman Bay, New Zealand; error = Vanikoro Island.
Genus name sometimes given as Aplornis (see page 659). Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- maxwellii H. O. Forbes, 1900 - Nendo (Santa Cruz), in WC Santa Cruz Is.
- zelandica ( Quoy & Gaimard, 1830) - Vanikoro, in S Santa Cruz Is.
- rufipennis E. L. Layard, 1881 - Banks Is and N & C Vanuatu (S to Efaté).
- Near Threatened
- No sound recordings available yet
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