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Historical bird plate: Tasman Starling

Mathews · 1928

Tasman Starling

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Plate 28: Aplonis Gould & Aplonis fuscus

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01Tasman Starling
Name changed; taxon retained

The historical and current names refer to the same accepted taxon. The connection does not require a split, lump or change of rank.

Name recorded with the plateaplonis fusca
Name used todayAplonis fuscaTasman Starling

What connects the names

The historical identification has been reconciled with the current accepted taxon using the original plate context and the current checklist.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

Publication
The birds of Norfolk & Lord Howe Islands and the Australasian South Polar quadrant, Single volume
Plate
28
Creator
Gregory M. Mathews; plates include work by Henrik Grönvold, Roland Green and F. W. Frohawk
Holding institution
Museums Victoria
Taxonomic authority
AviList 2025
Rights
Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.