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 EX    Kosrae Starling* Id (Atlas):
    Aplonis corvina

Description (7)
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Family
Sturnidae (Starlings)

First Described (Guide)
(Kittlitz, 1833)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest.

Range (Guide)
Micronesia [Federated States of] (E) (B).

Kosrae in the Caroline Islands (Micronesia).
 
Status EX
Known only from two specimens, both collected by Kittlitz in 1828. It was extinct by the time that Finsch visited the island in 1880. Extinction was presumably a result of depredation by introduced rats, which were accidentally introduced by whalers and are abundant on the island.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Subspecies
No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Kosrae Starling (Aplonis corvina) - 7 files


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