Madagascar starling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 Madagascar 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 (2018). "Hartlaubius auratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22710825A131959856. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22710825A131959856.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. "Hartlaubius". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 29, 2014.


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