How big is a Tanimbar Starling?

The Tanimbar Starling is a small sized bird weighing about 59 g.

Where can you see a Tanimbar Starling?

The Tanimbar Starling is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Tanimbar Starling?

The Tanimbar Starling is most easily confused with the Yellow-eyed Starling, the Rarotonga Starling and the Brown-winged Starling.

Is the Tanimbar Starling endangered?

The Tanimbar Starling is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Tanimbar Starling

Aplonis crassa

Rhabdornis, Starlings, and Mynas · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Tanimbar Starling (Aplonis crassa) is a legendary rhabdornis, starlings, and myna found only in Indonesia, weighing about 59 g. The Tanimbar starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.

Near ThreatenedLegendaryEndemicEats fruitforestcavity nest59 g

Tanimbar Starling (Aplonis crassa), photo 1 — Photo: Riedel · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Tanimbar Starling (Aplonis crassa), photo 2 — Photo: Riedel · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Tanimbar Starling (Aplonis crassa), photo 3 — Photo: NHM · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tanimbar Starling (Aplonis crassa), photo 4 — Photo: NHM · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tanimbar Starling (Aplonis crassa), photo 5 — Photo: William Matthew Hart · Public domain

Tanimbar Starling (Aplonis crassa), photo 6 — Photo: Riedel · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Tanimbar Starling (Aplonis crassa), photo 7 — Photo: Riedel · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Tanimbar Starling (Aplonis crassa), photo 8 — Photo: NHM · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Tanimbar Starling

The Tanimbar starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is endemic to Indonesia.

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Where it lives

Indonesia

When to see it

Best months: August, September, October, November, with peak activity in October. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Tanimbar Starling look like?: The Tanimbar starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.
How big is a Tanimbar Starling?: The Tanimbar Starling is a small sized bird weighing about 59 g.
Where can you see a Tanimbar Starling?: The Tanimbar Starling is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Tanimbar Starling?: The Tanimbar Starling is most easily confused with the Yellow-eyed Starling, the Rarotonga Starling and the Brown-winged Starling.
Is the Tanimbar Starling endangered?: The Tanimbar Starling is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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