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Atoll starling

Aplonis feadensis (E. P. Ramsay, 1882)

NTNear Threatenedsongbirds

The atoll starling (Aplonis feadensis) is a species in the family Sturnidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 72 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Atoll starling (Aplonis feadensis)
Photo: William Matthew Hart · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the atoll starling

Weight
72 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the atoll starling live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The atoll starling is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the atoll starling?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The atoll starling (Aplonis feadensis) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in northern Melanesia: Green Islands, Nuguria, Ninigo, Hermit Islands and Ontong Java Atoll. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The species nests in holes in trees. It is threatened by habitat loss.

From the Wikipedia article “Atoll starling” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Atoll_starling&oldid=1380593320), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the atoll starling endangered?

The atoll starling is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species.

How is the atoll starling classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familySturnidae
  6. genusAplonis
  7. SpeciesAplonis feadensis (E. P. Ramsay, 1882)

Synonyms Calornis feadensis

Other names and names in other languages (27)
  • estornell dels atolsCatalan
  • špaček atolovýCzech
  • drudwen Ynysoedd NuguriaWelsh
  • AtoltræstærDanish
  • AtollstarGerman
  • Atoll-StarGerman
  • atola sturnoEsperanto
  • Estornino de los atolonesSpanish
  • melanesiankottarainenFinnish
  • Stourne des FeadFrench
  • melanezijski čvorakCroatian
  • atoll énekesseregélyHungarian
  • Storno degli atolliItalian
  • ソロモンカラスモドキJapanese
  • atolinis aplonisLithuanian
  • AtolpurperspreeuwDutch
  • atollstærNorwegian
  • skworczyk atolowyPolish
  • estorninho-dos-atóisPortuguese
  • Атолловый аплонисRussian
  • Атолловый скворецRussian
  • majna atolováSlovak
  • atollstareSwedish
  • Resif SığırcığıTurkish
  • шпак-малюк атоловийUkrainian
  • 环礁辉椋鸟Chinese
  • 環礁輝椋鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the atoll starling

Other species in the same genus Aplonis.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the atoll starling?

An adult atoll starling weighs 72 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the atoll starling live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the atoll starling for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the atoll starling endangered?

The atoll starling is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the atoll starling?

The atoll starling (Aplonis feadensis) belongs to the family Sturnidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Atoll starling (Aplonis feadensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/atoll-starling

MLA

“Atoll starling (Aplonis feadensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/atoll-starling.

BibTeX
@misc{atoll_starling_2026,
  title = {Atoll starling (Aplonis feadensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/atoll-starling},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}