The Kosrae starling, also known as Kosrae Island starling,[1] and formerly as Kusaie Mountain starling, (Aplonis corvina) is an extinct bird from the family of starlings (Sturnidae). It was endemic to the montane forests on the island of Kosrae which belong to the Caroline Islands in the south-western Pacific.
^ abBirdLife International (2016). "Aplonis corvina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22710496A94248268. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22710496A94248268.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
The Kosraestarling, also known as Kosrae Island starling, and formerly as Kusaie Mountain starling, (Aplonis corvina) is an extinct bird from the family...
its extinction is similar to the vanishing of the Kosraestarling (another extinct species from Kosrae). Even in 1828 von Kittlitz described this bird as...
of the upland forests. The Kosrae crake (Porzana monasa) and Kosraestarling (Aplonis corvina)m formerly endemic to Kosrae, are extinct. Several other...
extinct. Among them are the Micronesian species, Kosrae crake (Porzana monasa) and Kosraestarling (Aplonis corvina) which are known only from his specimens...
2016-3.RLTS.T22691052A93301514.en. BirdLife International (2017). "Raiatea Starling". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22734867A119212332. doi:10...
home to the ka tree (Terminalia carolinensis) found only in Pohnpei and Kosrae. The name Pohnpei comes from the Pohnpeian language, literally meaning "upon...
en. Retrieved 20 November 2021. BirdLife International (2017). "Raiatea Starling". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. IUCN: e.T22734867A119212332...
stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere. Kosrae fruit-dove, Ptilinopus hernsheimi Micronesian imperial-pigeon, Ducula oceanica...
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