Rodrigues starling
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The Rodrigues starling is an extinct species of starling that was endemic to the Mascarene island of Rodrigues. Its closest relatives were the Mauritius starling and the hoopoe starling from nearby is
1874 painting of Henry H. Slater's tent outside a cave on Rodrigues wherein he searched for fossils
Specimen of the related and also extinct hoopoe starling from Réunion
Hypothetical life restoration, based on Julien Tafforet's account, subfossils, and related species
Hoopoe starling
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The hoopoe starling, also known as the Réunion starling or the Bourbon crested starling, is a species of starling that lived on the Mascarene island of Réunion and became extinct in the 1850s. Its clo
1770s type illustration by François-Nicolas Martinet
The related Bali myna, which is similarly coloured and also has a crest