Atoll Starling vs Mountain yam

Aplonis feadensis compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atoll Starling	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Sturnidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Aplonis	Dioscorea
Species	Aplonis feadensis	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Atoll Starling

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atoll Starling	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atoll Starling

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Atoll Starling

The Atoll Starling (Aplonis feadensis) is a species in the genus Aplonis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.