Mountain Starling

The Mountain Starling is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Vanuatu Starling, Santo Mountain Starling or Santo Starling (Aplonis santovestris) is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is endemic to the island of Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu. It is restricted to cloud forest forest on that island. The species was seldom seen in the 20th century and was at one point feared extinct, although a 1991 expedition managed to find a population high in the mountains. References - 1. ^ BirdLife International 2004. Aplonis santovestris. More

Mountain Starling or Ponape Mountain Starling, is an extremely rare or possibly extinct bird from the family of starlings (Sturnidae). It is (or was) endemic to the island of Pohnpei (Federated States of Micronesia) in the Pacific Ocean. It was called "sie" (pronounced see-ah) by the Pohnpei islanders. It was named after the Austrian ornithologist August von Pelzeln (1825–1891). More

Pohnpei Mountain Starling, Pohnpei Starling, Pohnpie Mountain Starling, Ponape Starling Common Names in Finnish: Pohnpeinkottarainen Common Names in French: �tourneau De Pelzeln, Stourne De Ponapé, Stourne De Ponap� Common Names in German: Pelzelnstar Common Names in Italian: Storno Di Pohnpei, Storno Di Ponape Common Names in Japanese: Himekarasumodoki Common Names in Latin: Aplonas pelzelni More

The Santo Mountain Starling (Aplonis santovestris) is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. Starlings are small to medium-sized Passerine Birds in the family Sturnidae. Starlings are small to medium-sized Passerine Birds in the family Sturnidae. It is endemic to Vanuatu. More

* Mountain Starling, Aplonis santovestris * Asian Glossy Starling, Aplonis panayensis * Moluccan Starling, Aplonis mysolensis * Short-tailed Starling, Aplonis minor * Micronesian Starling, Aplonis opaca * Pohnpei Starling, Aplonis pelzelni * Polynesian Starling, Aplonis tabuensis * Samoan Starling, Aplonis atrifusca * Rarotonga Starling, Aplonis cinerascens More

of the Pohnpei Mountain Starling (Aplonis pelzelni) salvaged on 4 July 1995 is the first confirmed record since J. T. Marshall collected two on 7 March 1956. This species is endemic to Pohnpei, a moderately sized (about 355 km 2) heavily forested and ruggedly mountainous (about 800 m high) trop- ical Pacific island (MacLean et al. 1986). Pohnpei (for- merly Ponape and a U.S. Trust Territory) is in the eastern Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micro- nesia (6�54'N, 158�14'E). In the most recent literature, A. More

Xavier Cortada, 157E Pohnpei Mountain Starling, pencil on paper, 9" x 12", 2009 - 157°E Aplonis pelzelni Pohnpei Mountain Starling Drawing courtesy of BirdLife International. - To learn more about the Pohnpei Mountain Starling, please visit: http://en.wikipedia. More

Kosrae Mountain starling (Aplonis corvine), of Kosrae (Kusai) Island in the Caroline Islands, was first and last seen in 1828. The Norfolk Island starling (Aplonis fusca fusca) is believed to have disappeared in 1925, and its sister race, the Lord Howe Island starling (A. f. hulliana), was last seen in 1919. The Pohnpei Mountain starling (Aplonis pelzelni), found only on Pohnpei (Ponape) in Micronesia, is considered Critically Endangered and may now be Extinct. More

atoll starling (Aplonis feadensis), mountain starling (Aplonis santovestris), Abbott's starling (Cinnyricinclus femoralis), and the white-faced starling (Sturnus albofrontatus). The Rarotonga starling from Rarotonga in the Cook Islands is rare and probably numbered fewer than 100 individuals in 1987. More

Rediscovery of the Pohnpei Mountain Starling (Aplonis pelzelni). The Auk, 113(1):229-230, 1996. A specimen of the Pohnpei Mountain Starling (Aplonia pelzelni) salvaged on 4 July 1995 is the first confirmed record since J.T. Marshall collected two on 7 March 1956. This species is endemic to Pohnpei, a moderately sized (about 355 km2) heavily forested and ruggedly mountainous (about 800 m high) tropical Pacific island. In the most recent literature, A. More

Santo Mountain Starling, a species of bird endemic to Santo is seen nowhere else. Photo By: Karol Glimos A Portuguese explorer working for Spain in the early 17th century discovered Espiritu Santo or ‘Holy Spirit’ in Spanish. Later the island was governed by the British and French in partnership. The island was used as a military supply port and staging area by the allied forces. More