Starlings, Rhabdornises

Striated Starling

Aplonis striata

The Striated Starling (Aplonis striata) is a 54 g forest bird that eats mostly fruit. It stays put all year.

Family

Starlings, Rhabdornises

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

54 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

1

Recorded in New Caledonia.

Where to see it: Refugio de Farino (New Caledonia); Mont Koghi (New Caledonia); Parc des Grandes Fougères (New Caledonia); Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) (New Caledonia); Noumea (New Caledonia).

Photo: (c) Yi-Kai Tea, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) via iNaturalist