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462: 62: 301:. The extinction of this species is possibly a result of the early settlement of Huahine; forests were cleared, non-native plants were introduced and non-native birds as well as the 350: 328:(formerly known as Ulieta) is not of a thrush or a honeyeater, as previously hypothesised, but of a relative of the Huahine starling. This suggests that 552: 503: 408: 532: 537: 365: 522: 542: 496: 343:
A new species of starling (Sturnidae, Aplonis) from an archaeological site on Huahine, Society Islands
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and its biogeographical history. According to David Steadman it is possible that the 1774 painting by
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starlings may once have had a more extensive range in the Society Islands.
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The bone is 38 mm long. Comparison with the tarsometatarsi of other
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The find of the Huahine starling bone is considered important in
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species shows that the Huahine starling was the second largest
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circles because it has expanded our knowledge of the genus
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in the north of Huahine and scientifically described by
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Extinction and Biogeography of Tropical Pacific Birds
514: 497: 504: 490: 241:The Huahine starling is known only by a 515: 375: 374: 360:. University of Chicago Press, 2006. 456: 297:site are from between 750 and 1250 13: 14: 569: 553:Late Quaternary prehistoric birds 460: 60: 286:species (the largest being the 233:species in the Pacific region. 248:unearthed in 1984 by American 1: 335: 533:Birds of the Society Islands 476:. You can help Knowledge by 7: 10: 574: 455: 305:became established there. 236: 383: 163: 156: 57:Scientific classification 55: 44: 35: 23: 538:Extinct birds of Oceania 261:Bernice P. Bishop Museum 523:Birds described in 1989 16:Extinct species of bird 472:-related article is a 293:). The bones from the 263:. It was found at the 435:Paleobiology Database 27:Temporal range: Late 543:Holocene extinctions 213:, Sturnidae. It was 200:bird from the genus 356:David W. Steadman: 341:David W. Steadman: 324:from the island of 265:archaeological site 38:Conservation status 385:Aplonis diluvialis 310:paleornithological 257:Yosihiko H. Sinoto 193:Aplonis diluvialis 170:Aplonis diluvialis 149:A. diluvialis 485: 484: 450: 449: 422:Open Tree of Life 377:Taxon identifiers 349:(1989): 161-169 ( 291:Aplonis atrifusca 217:to the island of 184: 183: 50: 565: 506: 499: 492: 464: 457: 443: 442: 430: 429: 417: 416: 404: 403: 402: 372: 371: 320:which depicts a 227:French Polynesia 188:Huahine starling 172: 168: 65: 64: 49: 24:Huahine starling 21: 20: 573: 572: 568: 567: 566: 564: 563: 562: 558:Sturnidae stubs 513: 512: 511: 510: 453: 451: 446: 438: 433: 425: 420: 412: 407: 398: 397: 392: 379: 338: 322:mysterious bird 288:Samoan starling 246:tarsometatarsus 239: 223:Society Islands 180: 174: 166: 165: 152: 59: 51: 40: 31: 25: 17: 12: 11: 5: 571: 561: 560: 555: 550: 545: 540: 535: 530: 525: 509: 508: 501: 494: 486: 483: 482: 465: 448: 447: 445: 444: 431: 418: 405: 389: 387: 381: 380: 369: 368: 354: 337: 334: 273:David Steadman 254:anthropologist 238: 235: 182: 181: 175: 161: 160: 154: 153: 145: 143: 139: 138: 131: 127: 126: 121: 117: 116: 111: 107: 106: 101: 97: 96: 91: 87: 86: 81: 77: 76: 71: 67: 66: 53: 52: 45: 42: 41: 36: 33: 32: 26: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 570: 559: 556: 554: 551: 549: 546: 544: 541: 539: 536: 534: 531: 529: 526: 524: 521: 520: 518: 507: 502: 500: 495: 493: 488: 487: 481: 479: 475: 471: 466: 463: 459: 458: 454: 441: 436: 432: 428: 423: 419: 415: 410: 406: 401: 395: 391: 390: 388: 386: 382: 378: 373: 367: 366:0-226-77142-3 363: 359: 355: 352: 351:PDF, fulltext 348: 344: 340: 339: 333: 331: 327: 323: 319: 318:Georg Forster 315: 311: 306: 304: 300: 296: 292: 289: 285: 281: 276: 274: 270: 266: 262: 258: 255: 251: 250:archaeologist 247: 244: 234: 232: 228: 224: 220: 216: 212: 209: 205: 204: 199: 195: 194: 189: 178: 173: 171: 162: 159: 158:Binomial name 155: 151: 150: 144: 141: 140: 137: 136: 132: 129: 128: 125: 122: 119: 118: 115: 114:Passeriformes 112: 109: 108: 105: 102: 99: 98: 95: 92: 89: 88: 85: 82: 79: 78: 75: 72: 69: 68: 63: 58: 54: 48: 43: 39: 34: 30: 22: 19: 478:expanding it 467: 452: 384: 357: 346: 342: 329: 313: 307: 290: 283: 279: 277: 240: 230: 201: 192: 191: 187: 185: 169: 164: 148: 147: 134: 18: 345:. Notornis 303:Pacific rat 206:within the 517:Categories 336:References 470:Sturnidae 275:in 1989. 243:subfossil 221:, in the 142:Species: 124:Sturnidae 80:Kingdom: 74:Eukaryota 400:Q1145535 394:Wikidata 208:starling 196:) is an 177:Steadman 120:Family: 94:Chordata 90:Phylum: 84:Animalia 70:Domain: 29:Holocene 548:Huahine 528:Aplonis 427:7661679 414:9447980 330:Aplonis 326:Raiatea 314:Aplonis 295:Fa'ahia 284:Aplonis 280:Aplonis 269:Fa'ahia 259:of the 237:History 231:Aplonis 219:Huahine 215:endemic 203:Aplonis 198:extinct 167:† 146:† 135:Aplonis 130:Genus: 110:Order: 100:Class: 47:Extinct 440:372819 364:  211:family 179:, 1989 468:This 474:stub 409:GBIF 362:ISBN 252:and 186:The 104:Aves 267:of 225:of 519:: 437:: 424:: 411:: 396:: 347:36 299:CE 505:e 498:t 491:v 480:. 353:) 190:(

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Holocene
Conservation status
Extinct
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Passeriformes
Sturnidae
Aplonis
Binomial name
Steadman
extinct
Aplonis
starling
family
endemic
Huahine
Society Islands
French Polynesia
subfossil
tarsometatarsus
archaeologist
anthropologist
Yosihiko H. Sinoto
Bernice P. Bishop Museum
archaeological site
Fa'ahia

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