White-eyed starling

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White-eyed starling
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Aplonis
Species:
A. brunneicapillus
Binomial name
Aplonis brunneicapillus
(Danis, 1938)
Synonyms

Aplonis brunneicapilla (Danis, 1938) [orth. error]

The white-eyed starling (Aplonis brunneicapillus) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in the Solomon Islands archipelago. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Aplonis brunneicapillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T22710565A118683219. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22710565A118683219.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.