Starlings, Rhabdornises

Rarotonga Starling

Aplonis cinerascens

The Rarotonga Starling (Aplonis cinerascens) is an 83 g forest bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Starlings, Rhabdornises

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

83 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

1

Recorded in CK.

Where to see it: Rarotonga · Takitumu Conservation Area (Cook Islands); Rarotonga (Cook Islands); Rarotonga · Muri Beach/Lagoon (Cook Islands).

Photo: (c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons