Tanimbar starling
Aplonis crassa (P. L. Sclater, 1883)
The tanimbar starling (Aplonis crassa) is a species in the family Sturnidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 59 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
Quick facts about the tanimbar starling
- Weight
- 59 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
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the tanimbar 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 tanimbar starling is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the tanimbar starling?
The Tanimbar starling (Aplonis crassa) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is endemic to Indonesia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Is the tanimbar starling endangered?
The tanimbar starling is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species.
How is the tanimbar starling classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familySturnidae
- genusAplonis
- SpeciesAplonis crassa (P. L. Sclater, 1883)
Synonyms Calornis crassa
Other names and names in other languages (30)
- estornell de les illes TanimbarCatalan
- špaček tanimbarskýCzech
- drudwen TanimbarWelsh
- Tanimbar TræstærDanish
- TanimbarstarGerman
- Tanimbar-StarGerman
- tanimbara sturnoEsperanto
- Estornino de las TanimbarSpanish
- tanimbarinkottarainenFinnish
- Stourne des TanimbarFrench
- tanimbarski čvorakCroatian
- tanimbar-szigeteki énekesseregélyHungarian
- Perling tanimbarIndonesian
- Storno delle TanimbarItalian
- タニンバルカラスモドキJapanese
- tanimbarinis aplonisLithuanian
- TanimbarpurperspreeuwDutch
- tanimbarstærNorwegian
- skworczyk stalowyPolish
- estorninho-das-tanimbarPortuguese
- Танимбарский аплонисRussian
- Танимбарский скворецRussian
- majna tanimbarskáSlovak
- Čvorak sa Tanimbarskih ostrvaSerbian
- tanimbarstareSwedish
- Tanimbar SığırcığıTurkish
- шпак-малюк тенімбарськийUkrainian
- 塔宁辉椋鸟Chinese
- 塔寧輝椋鳥Chinese
- 塔尼巴輝椋鳥Chinese
Relatives of the tanimbar starling
Other species in the same genus Aplonis.
Asian glossy starling
Aplonis panayensis
Metallic starling
Aplonis metallica
Polynesian starling
Aplonis tabuensis
Kosrae starling
Aplonis corvina
Micronesian starling
Aplonis opaca
Tasman starling
Aplonis fusca
CompareTanimbar starling vs Asian glossy starlingTanimbar starling vs Metallic starlingTanimbar starling vs Polynesian starlingTanimbar starling vs Kosrae starling
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the tanimbar starling?
An adult tanimbar starling weighs 59 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the tanimbar starling live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the tanimbar starling for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the tanimbar starling endangered?
The tanimbar 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 tanimbar starling?
The tanimbar starling (Aplonis crassa) 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.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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