Species profile
Samoan Starling
Aplonis atrifusca
Quick answer
Western and American Samoa
- Scientific name
- Aplonis atrifusca
- Family
- Sturnidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Aplonis
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Samoan Starling in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
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)