Polynesian Starling Aplonis tabuensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Subspecies (12)
Adrian J. F. Craig and C. J. Feare
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 15, 2013
Text last updated July 15, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Полинезийски скорец |
| Catalan | estornell de la Polinèsia |
| Croatian | polinezijski čvorak |
| Dutch | Polynesische purperspreeuw |
| English | Polynesian Starling |
| English (United States) | Polynesian Starling |
| Estonian | okeaania viiralind |
| French | Stourne de Polynésie |
| French (Canada) | Stourne de Polynésie |
| German | Südseestar |
| Japanese | タテジマカラスモドキ |
| Norwegian | polynesiastær |
| Polish | skworczyk polinezyjski |
| Russian | Полинезийский скворец |
| Serbian | Polinezijski čvorak |
| Slovak | majna tichomorská |
| Spanish | Estornino de Polinesia |
| Spanish (Spain) | Estornino de Polinesia |
| Swedish | polynesisk stare |
| Turkish | Polinezya Sığırcığı |
| Ukrainian | Шпак-малюк полінезійський |
Aplonis tabuensis (Gmelin, 1788)
PROTONYM:
Lanius tabuensis
Gmelin, 1788. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I], p.306.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Friendly Islands [= Tonga Islands].
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- APLONIS
- tabuanus / tabuensis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Polynesian Starling
