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Makira starling

Aplonis dichroa (Tristram, 1895)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The makira starling (Aplonis dichroa) is a species in the family Sturnidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 81.7 g to 86.6 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the makira starling

Weight
81.7 g – 86.6 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
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the makira 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 makira 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

Why a country list is not a range map

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

What is the makira starling?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Makira starling (Aplonis dichroa), also known as the San Cristobal starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

From the Wikipedia article “Makira starling” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Makira_starling&oldid=1380736188), 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 makira starling endangered?

The makira starling is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  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 Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the makira starling classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familySturnidae
  6. genusAplonis
  7. SpeciesAplonis dichroa (Tristram, 1895)

Synonyms Calornis dichroa, Sturnoides minor

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • San Cristobal starlingEnglish
  • San Cristobal starlingEnglish
  • estornell de l'illa San CristóbalCatalan
  • špaček sancristobalskýCzech
  • drudwen San CristobalWelsh
  • MakiratræstærDanish
  • MakirastarGerman
  • Salomonen-StarGerman
  • San-Cristobal-StarGerman
  • San-Cristóbal-StarGerman
  • makira sturnoEsperanto
  • Estornino de San CristóbalSpanish
  • makirankottarainenFinnish
  • sancristobalinkottarainenFinnish
  • Stourne de San CristobalFrench
  • smeđokrili čvorakCroatian
  • San Cristobal-i énekesseregélyHungarian
  • Storno di San CristobalItalian
  • サンクリストバルカラスモドキJapanese
  • sankristobalinis aplonisLithuanian
  • MakirapurperspreeuwDutch
  • San-CristobalpurperspreeuwDutch
  • makirastærNorwegian
  • skworczyk brązowoskrzydłyPolish
  • estorninho-de-makiraPortuguese
  • Санкристобальский аплонисRussian
  • Санкристобальский скворецRussian
  • majna hnedokrídlaSlovak
  • Čvorak sa ostrva MakiraSerbian
  • makirastareSwedish
  • Makira SığırcığıTurkish
  • шпак-малюк сан-кристобальськийUkrainian
  • 圣克托辉椋鸟Chinese
  • 聖克托輝椋鳥Chinese
  • 聖克里斯托伯輝椋鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the makira 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 makira starling?

An adult makira starling weighs 81.7 g – 86.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the makira starling live?

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

Is the makira starling endangered?

The makira starling is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the makira starling?

The makira starling (Aplonis dichroa) belongs to the family Sturnidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Makira starling (Aplonis dichroa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/makira-starling

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BibTeX
@misc{makira_starling_2026,
  title = {Makira starling (Aplonis dichroa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/makira-starling},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}