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The species Rodrigues Starling is extinct. |
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Alternative name: Rodriguez Starling
- Necropsar rodericanus
Identification
Only known from skeletal remains.
A bird described as being a bit larger than a blackbird, having white plumage, partly black wings and a black tail and yellow feet and bill may be this species but this is not certain.
Distribution
Formerly endemic to Rodrigues, Republic of Mauritius.
Already extinct 1870, date of extinction unknown.
Taxonomy
No information
Habitat
Nothing known
Behaviour
Nothing known
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and J Sargatal, eds. 2002. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 7: Jacamars to Woodpeckers. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334375
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rodrigues Starling. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rodrigues_Starling
