Moluccan Starling (Aplonis mysolensis)

Other Names (World)
Moluccan Starling, Island Starling

Family
Sturnidae (Starlings)

Size
22 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gray, 1862)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest, mangroves.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B).

Banggai Is and Sula Is, off eastern Sulawesi; Morotai, Halmahera, Ternate, Bacan, Obi, Buru, Seram, Ambon, Haruku and Saparua, in Moluccas; and West Papuan Is (Gebe, Ajoe, Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati, Misool, and some smaller islets).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A slurred whistle. Some squealing notes.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (11)...)

Moluccan Starling (Aplonis mysolensis) [XC121996]
by Marc Thibault from Kanike, Seram, Maluku, Indonesia (song)

Moluccan Starling (Aplonis mysolensis) [XC67614]
by Todd Mark from Halmahera; near Domato [Kali Batu Putih], Indonesia (call)

Subspecies
Genus name sometimes given as Aplornis. Geographical variation trivial. Birds from from Banggai Is described as subspecies persimilis, those from Sula Is as sulaensis, and those from Halmahera as forsteni, but all considered inseparable from birds of this species elsewhere in range.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

sulaensis (Sharpe, 1890) - Eastern Sulawesi, Banggai Islands and Sula Islands.
mysolensis (Gray, 1862) - Banggai and Sula Is. (eastern of Sulawesi), Moluccas and west Papuan islands.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Moluccan Starling (Aplonis mysolensis) - 10 files

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