Madagascan starling
The Madagascan starling (Hartlaubius auratus) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.[1]
| Madagascan starling | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Hartlaubius (Bonaparte, 1853) |
| Species: | H. auratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hartlaubius auratus (Müller, 1776) | |
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| Distribution of the Madagascan starling | |
| Synonyms | |
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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
- BirdLife International (2012). "Saroglossa aurata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "Hartlaubius". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
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