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Rarotonga Starling (Aplonis cinerascens)

Rarotonga Starling
Photo: (c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 — free for commercial reuse.

About the Rarotonga Starling

The Rarotonga starling (Aplonis cinerascens) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is endemic to Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is thought to have a varied diet, eating nectar, fruit and insects. It is threatened by habitat loss. BirdLife Species Factsheet Photos of rarotonga starling in ARKive

Source: Rarotonga starling on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 2 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.

As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.

Listed as recorded in New Zealand in the xeno-canto catalogue.