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Tanimbar Starling
Aplonis crassa
Tanimbar Starling (Aplonis crassa) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Tanimbar Starling (Aplonis crassa) is a member of the Sturnidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 59 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Sturnidae Starlings, Rhabdornises
- Genus Aplonis
- Species crassa
Quick facts
- Weight
- 59 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Sturnidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Tanimbar Starling is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Tanimbar Starling is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Tanimbar Starling (Aplonis crassa) is a species of bird in the Sturnidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU Yamdena and Larat (Tanimbar Is., s Moluccas).
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 59 g, with a wing length of about 10.1 cm and a tail of around 7.3 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 3,445 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Tanimbar Starling?
The Tanimbar Starling is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 59 g.
Where does the Tanimbar Starling live?
The Tanimbar Starling is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU Yamdena and Larat (Tanimbar Is., s Moluccas), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Tanimbar Starling belong to?
The Tanimbar Starling (Aplonis crassa) belongs to the Sturnidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Tanimbar Starling eat?
The Tanimbar Starling is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Tanimbar Starling migrate?
The Tanimbar Starling is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Tanimbar Starling endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
How large is the Tanimbar Starling's range?
The Tanimbar Starling has a mapped global range of about 3,445 km².
Conservation
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