Species profile
Black-winged Starling
Acridotheres melanopterus
Quick answer
Gracula melanoptera Daudin, 1800 MZUT AV 18071; skin; unsexed; Indonesia, Java, Tangeran River, 24 March 1867; collected during the Magenta voyage. MZUT AV 18072; skin; unsexed; Indonesia, Java, Tangeran River, 24 March 1867; collected during the Magenta voyage. MZUT AV 18073; skin; unsexed; Indonesia, Java, Tangeran River, 24 March 1867; collected during the Magenta voyage. Remarks. — The occurrence of this species near the Tangeran River (Jakarta) is mentioned by Giglioli (1876).
- Scientific name
- Acridotheres melanopterus
- Family
- Sturnidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Acridotheres
- Conservation status
- Endangered
Recording Black-winged Starling in your journal
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Related species in Sturnidae
- Abbott's Starling (Poeoptera femoralis)
- African Pied Starling (Lamprotornis bicolor)
- Amydrus montanus (Amydrus montanus)
- Aplonis marginata (Aplonis marginata)
- Ashy Starling (Lamprotornis unicolor)
- Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis)
- Atoll Starling (Aplonis feadensis)
- Babbling Starling (Neocichla gutturalis)