Acridotheres melanopterus(Daudin, 1800)

Black-winged starling

Image acquired with permission from the Natural History Museum at Tring, United Kingdom. Specimen collected by A. R. Wallace. Specimen locality: East Java
Label transcription: [Collected by A.R. Wallace. 1861 Sturnopastor melanoptera. ♀. E. Java. 83.] [No. Brit. Mus. Reg. 73.5.12.1881. Graculipica melanoptera (Daud) Loc. E. Java. Excoll. Wallace.]

NOTE:
Species known to occur in Singapore.
Imaged Wallace Specimen from East Java.

Yuchen Ang

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Taxon Information

Classification:

Vertebrata: Aves: Passeriformes: Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)

Taxon Name (original as given on label):

Graculipica melanoptera

Collector:

A.R. Wallace

Locality of Specimen:

Java

Specimen Repository:

Natural History Museum Tring