Mysterious Starling

Aplonis mavornata

The Mauke starling or mysterious starling is an extinct species of starling found on the island of Mauke, Cook Islands. The binomen is the result of Buller's misreading of the name inornata on the specimen label. As he seems to have genuinely believed this spelling to be correct, the binomial, although it has no meaning, is valid.

Scientific name

Aplonis mavornata

Family

Starlings

IUCN status

EX