Madagascan starling

Madagascan starling
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)
Distribution of the Madagascan starling
Synonyms

Saroglossa aurata

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

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. 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Saroglossa aurata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  2. "Hartlaubius". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 29, 2014.


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