Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Asian Glossy Starling, Philippine Glossy Starling
Common Names in French:
Stourne Bronzé
Common Names in German:
Malaienstar
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Avialae
()
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
()
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
()
- Sibley et al., 1988
- Order:
Passeriformes
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Passeres
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) C. Linnaeus, 1766
- Parvorder:
Passerida
()
- Superfamily:
Muscicapoidea
()
- Superfamily:
Muscicapoidea
(
- Parvorder:
Passerida
(
- Suborder:
Passeres
(
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Aplonis panayensis (Scopoli
Similar Species
Members of the genus Aplonis
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 38 species and subspecies in this genus:
A. atrifusca (Samoan Starling) · A. brunneicapilla (White-Eyed Starling) · A. brunneicapillus (White-Eyed Starling) · A. cantoroides (Singing Starling) · A. cantoroides aplonis (Singing Starling) · A. cinerascens (Raratonga Starling) · A. corvina (Kosrae Mountain Starling) · (Tanimbar Starling) · A. dichroa (San Cristobal Starling) · A. feadensis (Fead Islands Starling) · A. fusca (Norfolk & Lord Howe Island Starling) · A. fusca fusca (Norfolk & Lord Howe Island Starling) · A. grandis (Large Glossy Starling) · A. grandis grandis (Large Glossy Starling) · A. insularis (Rennell Island Starling) · A. magna (Long-Tailed Starling) · A. mavornata (Mauke Island Starling) · A. metallica (Metallic Starling) · A. minor (Lesser Glossy Starling) · A. minor minor (Lesser Glossy Starling) · A. mysolensis (Moluccan Starling) · A. mysolensis mysolensis (Moluccan Starling) · A. mystacea (Yellow-Eyed Starling) · A. opaca (Micronesian Starling) · A. opaca opaca (Micronesian Starling) · A. panayensis (Philippine Glossy Starling) · A. panayensis panayensis (Philippine Glossy Starling) · A. pelzelni (Pohnpie Mountain Starling) · A. santovestris (Santo Mountain Starling) · A. striata (Striated Starling) · A. striata striata (New Caledonian Starling) · A. tabuensis (Polynesian Starling) · A. tabuensis brevirostris (Samoan Polynesian Starling) · A. tabuensis brunnescens (Nuien Polynesian Starling) · A. tabuensis rotumae (Rotuman Polynesian Starling) · A. tabuensis tabuensis (Polynesian Starling) · A. zelandica (New Hebrides Starling) · A. zelandica zelandica (Rusty-Winged Starling)
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Further Reading
- Birds of the Philippine Islands: Siquijor, Mount Malindang, Bohol, and Samar / Austin L. Rand and Dioscoro S. Rabor. 35 1958 Chicago: Chicago Natural History Museum, 1960. url p. 258, p. 359, p. 411.
- Check-list of birds of the world. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1931-1987. url p. 84.
- The birds of Mt. Isarog National Park, Southern Luzon, Philippines, with particular reference to altitudinal distribution / Steven M. Goodman, Pedro C. Gonzales. 60 1990 Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, [1990] url p. 27.
- The birds of Sibuyan Island, Romblon Province, Philippines: with particular reference to elevational distribution and biogeographic affinities / Steven M. Goodman, David E. Willard, Pedro C. Gonzales. 82 1995 [Chicago, Ill.]: Field Museum of Natural History, c1995. url p. 35.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed June 21, 2006. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 24788
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 640724
