Madagascar starling

The Madagascar starling (Hartlaubius auratus) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.[1]

Madagascar starling
Scientific classification Edit this 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

  1. 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.
  2. "Hartlaubius". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 29, 2014.


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