Tours where you can spot this bird
1 tour in Solomon Islands
Makira Starling
Aplonis dichroa (Tristram, 1895)
Sturnidae — Starlings, Rhabdornises
Makira Starling, Aplonis dichroa, is a starling found only in the Solomon Islands, where it lives in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is a member of the family Sturnidae and was described by Tristram in 1895. Also known as the San Cristobal starling, it is associated with Makira, which is also called San Cristobal.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Sturnidae — Starlings, Rhabdornises
- Breeding range
- Australasia: Makira (=San Cristobal, se Solomon Is.)
