Madagascar starling
The Madagascar starling (Hartlaubius auratus) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.[1]
Madagascar starling | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Sturnidae |
Genus: | Hartlaubius (Bonaparte, 1853) |
Species: | H. auratus |
Binomial name | |
Hartlaubius auratus (Müller, 1776) | |
Distribution of the Madagascan starling | |
Synonyms | |
Saroglossa aurata |
Commonly placed in the monotypic genus Hartlaubius, the Madagascan starling is also sometimes placed in the genus Saroglossa (as Saroglossa aurata), which otherwise only contains the spot-winged starling (S. spilopterus).[2]
References
- BirdLife International (2018). "Hartlaubius auratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22710825A131959856. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22710825A131959856.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- "Hartlaubius". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
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