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2 unusual facts about Samoan Starling


Huahine Starling

Comparison with the tarsometatarsi of other Aplonis species shows that the Huahine Starling was the second largest Aplonis species (the largest being the Samoan Starling Aplonis atrifusca).

Samoan Starling

Its natural habitat is tropical moist forest on volcanic islands, where it is common and more conspicuous than the Polynesian Starling, which is found in the same habitat.



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