Mountain starling
Species of bird
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The mountain starling (Aplonis santovestris), also known as Vanuatu starling, Santo mountain starling or Santo starling, is a bird species in the family Sturnidae. It is endemic to the island of Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu. It is restricted to the cloud forest on that island.[2] The species was rarely seen in the 20th century and was at one point feared to be extinct, although a 1991 expedition managed to find a population high in the mountains.
| Mountain starling | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Aplonis |
| Species: | A. santovestris |
| Binomial name | |
| Aplonis santovestris Harrisson & Marshall, AJ, 1937 | |
