ADW: Aplonis tabuensis: CLASSIFICATION

Aplonis tabuensisPolynesian starling

KingdomAnimaliaanimals
- Eumetazoametazoans
  - Bilateriabilaterally symmetrical animals
    - Deuterostomiadeuterostomes
      - PhylumChordatachordates
        Craniatacraniates
        SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
        SuperclassGnathostomatajawed vertebrates
        Euteleostomibony vertebrates
        ClassSarcopterygiilobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates
        Tetrapodatetrapods
        Amniotaamniotes
        ClassReptiliaturtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives
        ClassAvesbirds
        SubclassNeognathaeneognath birds
        InfraclassNeoavesmodern birds
        OrderPasseriformesperching birds
        Passerida
        Muscicapoideathrushes, sparrows, and relatives
        FamilySturnidaestarlings
        GenusAplonisglossy starlings
        SpeciesAplonis tabuensisPolynesian starling
        SubspeciesAplonis tabuensis brevirostris
        SubspeciesAplonis tabuensis brunnescens
        SubspeciesAplonis tabuensis fortunae
        SubspeciesAplonis tabuensis manuae
        SubspeciesAplonis tabuensis nesiotes
        SubspeciesAplonis tabuensis pachyrampha
        SubspeciesAplonis tabuensis rotumae
        SubspeciesAplonis tabuensis tabuensis
        SubspeciesAplonis tabuensis tenebrosa
        SubspeciesAplonis tabuensis tucopiae
        SubspeciesAplonis tabuensis tutuilae
        SubspeciesAplonis tabuensis vitiensis

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Classification

KingdomAnimaliaanimals
PhylumChordatachordates
SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
ClassAvesbirds
OrderPasseriformesperching birds
FamilySturnidaestarlings
GenusAplonisglossy starlings
SpeciesAplonis tabuensisPolynesian starling

To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2025. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at https://animaldiversity.org.

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