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Mauke starling

Aplonis mavornata Buller, 1887

Status not recordedsongbirdsExtinct

The mauke starling (Aplonis mavornata) is a species in the family Sturnidae, order Passeriformes.

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Quick facts about the mauke starling

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the mauke starling live?

Not recorded

Is the mauke starling endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the mauke starling classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familySturnidae
  6. genusAplonis
  7. SpeciesAplonis mavornata Buller, 1887

Synonyms Aplonis inornata

Other names and names in other languages (28)
  • Mysterious starlingEnglish
  • špaček hnědýCzech
  • drudwen Ynys MaukeWelsh
  • MauketræstærDanish
  • SchlichtstarGerman
  • maukea sturnoEsperanto
  • Estrornino misteriosoSpanish
  • maukenkottarainenFinnish
  • Stourne mystérieuxFrench
  • otočni čvorakCroatian
  • rejtélyes énekesseregélyHungarian
  • Storno misteriosoItalian
  • ライアテカラスモドキJapanese
  • kuklusis aplonisLithuanian
  • MaukespreeuwDutch
  • enigmastærNorwegian
  • skworczyk skromnyPolish
  • estorninho-de-maukePortuguese
  • Буллеров аплонисRussian
  • majna hnedáSlovak
  • maukestareSwedish
  • Mauke SığırcığıTurkish
  • шпак-малюк маукейськийUkrainian
  • 奇辉椋鸟Chinese
  • Raiatia-StarGerman
  • estorninho-misteriosoPortuguese
  • Маукский скворецRussian
  • 神秘輝椋鳥Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mauke starling

Other species in the same genus Aplonis.

CompareMauke starling vs Asian glossy starlingMauke starling vs Metallic starlingMauke starling vs Polynesian starlingMauke starling vs Kosrae starling

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the mauke starling?

The mauke starling (Aplonis mavornata) 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). Mauke starling (Aplonis mavornata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mauke-starling

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“Mauke starling (Aplonis mavornata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mauke-starling.

BibTeX
@misc{mauke_starling_2026,
  title = {Mauke starling (Aplonis mavornata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mauke-starling},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}