Micronesian starling
The Micronesian starling (Aplonis opaca) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Micronesia, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Palau. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
| Micronesian starling | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Aplonis |
| Species: | A. opaca |
| Binomial name | |
| Aplonis opaca (Kittlitz, 1833) | |
Micronesian starlings consume fruit, seeds, the occasional insect and the eggs of seabirds.[2] They are bold around humans and will follow humans in seabird colonies to take the eggs of seabirds flushed by them.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Aplonis opaca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- JD Reichel; PO Glass (1990). "Micronesian Starling Predation on Seabird Eggs" (PDF). Emu. 90 (2): 135–136. doi:10.1071/MU9900135.
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