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The species Mysterious Starling is extinct. |
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- Aplonis mavornata
Identification
An extinct species, known only from one single specimen. Length 19cm.
- Dusky black plumage
- Lighther brown feather edges on body and less conspicuous on the remiges and tail
- Yellow eye
- Dusky brownish bill
- Pale brownish bill
Distribution
Was probably endemic to Mauke, Cook Islands.
The specimen was collected in 1825. The species was never seen again, however the island was not visited by ornithologists until 1973.
Taxonomy
Probably a monotypic species.
Habitat
Unknown.
Behaviour
The collector, Andrew Bloxam noted that it was hopping about a tree.
Otherwise nothing is known.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and J Sargatal, eds. 2002. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 7: Jacamars to Woodpeckers. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334375
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Mysterious Starling. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Mysterious_Starling
