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Polynesian Starling

Aplonis tabuensis

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernFruitForestCavity nestMedium · 63 g
Polynesian Starling (Aplonis tabuensis), photo 1
Photo: (c) Rosario Douglas, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Rosario Douglas · cc-by
Polynesian Starling (Aplonis tabuensis), photo 2
Photo: M Rutherford · CC BY 4.0
Polynesian Starling (Aplonis tabuensis), photo 3
Photo: Shelomi Doyle · CC BY 4.0
Polynesian Starling (Aplonis tabuensis), photo 4
Photo: Shelomi Doyle · CC BY 4.0
Polynesian Starling (Aplonis tabuensis), photo 5
Photo: Caroline Quinn · CC BY 4.0
Polynesian Starling (Aplonis tabuensis), photo 6
Photo: Caroline Quinn · CC BY 4.0
Polynesian Starling (Aplonis tabuensis), photo 7
Photo: Rosario Douglas · CC BY 4.0
Polynesian Starling (Aplonis tabuensis), photo 8
Photo: Rosario Douglas · CC BY 4.0
Polynesian Starling (Aplonis tabuensis), photo 9
Photo: unknown · CC BY 4.0
Polynesian Starling (Aplonis tabuensis), photo 10
Photo: unknown · CC BY 4.0

When to see the Polynesian Starling

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Polynesian Starling

Regular range

The map shades 6 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Fiji Samoa Tonga American Samoa Niue Wallis & Futuna

About the Polynesian Starling

The Polynesian starling is a species of starling of the family Sturnidae. It is found in the Samoan Islands, Fiji, Niue, Tonga, the Santa Cruz Islands and Wallis and Futuna. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and tropical moist forests. Various subspecies exist throughout this wide range, some darker in coloration and some lighter. Its call is a raspy buzz or rattle. Diet is fruit and insects.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Moluccan Starling (Aplonis mysolensis) Moluccan StarlingAplonis mysolensisThe Moluccan starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. Samoan Starling (Aplonis atrifusca) Samoan StarlingAplonis atrifuscaThe Samoan starling is a large starling of the family Sturnidae. Striated Starling (Aplonis striata) Striated StarlingAplonis striataThe striated starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.

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