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 LC    Samoan Starling* Id (Atlas):
    Aplonis atrifusca

Description (10)
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Family
Sturnidae (Starlings)

Size
25 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Peale, 1848)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, arounf villages, plantations.

Range (Guide)
American Samoa (B), Samoa (B).

Samoan Is, occurring in Samoa (Savai'i and Upolu) and American Samoa (Tutuila, Ofu, Olosega and Tau).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
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Habits
Often in small flocks.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (13)...)

 
Samoan Starling (Aplonis atrifusca) [XC110532]
     by Matthias Feuersenger from Upolu, Lalomanu, Western Samoa (begging call)

 
Samoan Starling (Aplonis atrifusca) [XC314956]
     by Bobby Wilcox from Olosega, Olosega, Manu'a, United States (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Genus name sometimes given as Aplornis.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Samoan Starling (Aplonis atrifusca) - 10 files


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