Bourbon crested starling (Fregilupus varius)

Query: Island starling

Result: 15^th of 39

Subject:	Bourbon crested starling (Fregilupus varius)
Poster:	Wiki Photos (---@---.---)

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Basis of record Preserved specimen
Scientific name Fregilupus varius (Boddaert, 1783)
Family Sturnidae
Genus Fregilupus
Specific epithet varius
Country Réunion
Locality Réunion / Bourbon
Source url http://bioportal.naturalis.nl
Year 1783
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Naturalis_Biodiversity_Center_-_RMNH.AVES.110050_-_Fregilupus_varius_(Boddaert,_1783)_-_R%C3%A9union_Starling_-_specimen_-_lateral_view.jpeg

The hoopoe starling, also known as the Réunion starling or Bourbon crested starling (Fregilupus varius), is a species of starling which lived on the Mascarene island of Réunion, and became extinct in the 1850s.

Island starling
15/39

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