Tanimbar starling

Tanimbar starling
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Sturnidae
Genus:	Aplonis
Species:	A. crassa
Binomial name
	Aplonis crassa; (PL Sclater, 1883)

Last updated October 06, 2025

The Tanimbar starling (Aplonis crassa) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is endemic to Indonesia.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

↑ BirdLife International (2018). "Aplonis crassa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T22710522A131957692. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22710522A131957692.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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[iucn_status_12_November_2021-1] BirdLife International (2018). "Aplonis crassa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T22710522A131957692. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22710522A131957692.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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Tanimbar starling

Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Sturnidae
Genus:	Aplonis
Species:	A. crassa
Binomial name
*Aplonis crassa* (PL Sclater, 1883)