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Aplonis cinerascens

Photo by Marcus Lawson. Taken - Rarotonga, Cook Islands

[edit] Identification

This bird has yellow eyes and a dark brownish-grey plumage with a pale area under the tail. The legs, feet and bill are black. Its voice is a whistling ee-oi, ee-oi call.

[edit] Distribution

Cook Islands.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Subtropical or tropical moist montanes

[edit] Behaviour

It is either alone or in pairs; its diet is nectar, fruit and insects.

The Rarotonga starling is a territorial bird, and it returns to the same nest to breed year after year. Eggs are laid between August and December.

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