Starlings
Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae
Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds. Their flight is strong and direct, and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country. They eat insects and fruit. Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen. There are 125 species worldwide and 11 species which occur in the Solomon Islands.
- Metallic Starling Aplonis metallica
- Singing Starling Aplonis cantoroides
- Atoll Starling Aplonis feadensis
- Rennell Starling Aplonis insularis (E)
- White-eyed Starling Aplonis brunneicapilla (E)
- Brown-winged Starling Aplonis grandis (E)
- San Cristobal Starling Aplonis dichroa (E)
- Rusty-winged Starling Aplonis zelandica
- Polynesian Starling Aplonis tabuensis
- Long-tailed Myna Mino kreffti
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis (I)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of The Solomon Islands