Atoll Starling Aplonis feadensis Scientific name definitions
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 |
---|---|
Catalan | estornell dels atols |
Dutch | Atolpurperspreeuw |
English | Atoll Starling |
English (United States) | Atoll Starling |
French | Stourne des Fead |
French (France) | Stourne des Fead |
German | Atollstar |
Japanese | ソロモンカラスモドキ |
Norwegian | atollstær |
Polish | skworczyk atolowy |
Russian | Атолловый скворец |
Slovak | majna atolová |
Spanish | Estornino de Los Atolones |
Spanish (Spain) | Estornino de los Atolones |
Swedish | atollstare |
Turkish | Resif Sığırcığı |
Ukrainian | Шпак-малюк атоловий |
Aplonis feadensis (Ramsay, 1882)
PROTONYM:
Calornis (Aplonis) feadensis
Ramsay, 1882. The Journal of the Linnean Society. Zoology 16, p.129.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Fead.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- APLONIS
- feadensis
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)
Field Identification
Systematics History
Editor's Note: This article requires further editing work to merge existing content into the appropriate Subspecies sections. Please bear with us while this update takes place.
Close to A. insularis; formerly considered conspecific, but structurally and vocally distinct. Two subspecies recognized.Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Aplonis feadensis feadensis Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Nissan I and Nuguria Is (E of New Ireland), Mortlocks and Carterets (E of Bougainville), and Ontong Java Atoll (N Solomon Is).
Aplonis feadensis feadensis (Ramsay, 1882)
PROTONYM:
Calornis (Aplonis) feadensis
Ramsay, 1882. The Journal of the Linnean Society. Zoology 16, p.129.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Fead.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- APLONIS
- feadensis
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)
SUBSPECIES
Aplonis feadensis heureka Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Aplonis feadensis heureka Meise, 1929
PROTONYM:
Aplonis cantoroides heureka
Meise, 1929. Ornithologische Monatsberichte 37, p.111.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Mai, Ninigo Islands.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- APLONIS
- feadensis
- heureka
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)
Distribution
Editor's Note: Additional distribution information for this taxon can be found in the 'Subspecies' article above. In the future we will develop a range-wide distribution article.