The mountain starling (Aplonis santovestris), also known as Vanuatu starling, Santo mountain starling or Santo starling, is a bird species in the family Sturnidae. It is endemic to the island of Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu. It is restricted to cloud forest on that island.[2] The species was seldom seen in the 20th century and was at one point feared extinct, although a 1991 expedition managed to find a population high in the mountains.
| Mountain starling | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Aplonis |
| Species: | A. santovestris
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| Binomial name | |
| Aplonis santovestris Harrisson & Marshall, AJ, 1937
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References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Aplonis santovestris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22710485A119060447. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22710485A119060447.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Bregulla, Heinrich L. (1992) Birds of Vanuatu, Anthony Nelson, Oswestry, England. ISBN 0-904614-34-4
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