The Madagascar starling (Hartlaubius auratus) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.[1]
| Madagascar starling | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Hartlaubius Bonaparte, 1853 |
| Species: | H. auratus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hartlaubius auratus (Müller, 1776)
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| Distribution of the Madagascan starling | |
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Saroglossa aurata | |
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 edit
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Hartlaubius". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
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