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{{Short description|Extinct species of bird}} |
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The '''Mauritius starling''' (''Cryptopsar ischyrhynchus'') is an extinct species of ], described in 2014 by ], based on subfossils from ]. The holotype mandible was discovered in 1904, but was hidden in a museum drawer for over a hundred years, hence the genus name. The Mauritius starling was shown to be closer to the ] than to the ] of Réunion.<ref>{{Cite journal | doi = 10.11646/zootaxa.3849.1.1 | last = Hume | first = J. P. | year = 2014 | title = Systematics, morphology, and ecological history of the Mascarene starlings (Aves: Sturnidae) with the description of a new genus and species from Mauritius | url=http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2014/f/z03849p075f.pdf | journal =] | volume = 3849 | issue = 1 | pages = 1–75 |format=PDF }}</ref> |
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The '''Mauritius starling''' (''Cryptopsar ischyrhynchus'') is an extinct species of ], described in 2014 by ], based on subfossils from ]. The holotype mandible was discovered in 1904, but was hidden in a museum drawer for over a hundred years, hence the genus name. The Mauritius starling was shown to be closer to the ] than to the ] of Réunion.<ref>{{Cite journal | doi = 10.11646/zootaxa.3849.1.1 | last = Hume | first = J. P. | year = 2014 | title = Systematics, morphology, and ecological history of the Mascarene starlings (Aves: Sturnidae) with the description of a new genus and species from Mauritius | url=http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2014/f/z03849p075f.pdf | journal =] | volume = 3849 | issue = 1 | pages = 1–75 | pmid = 25112426 }}</ref> |
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*{{Commons-inline|Sturnidae}} |
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*{{Wikispecies-inline|Cryptopsar}} |
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* {{Wikispecies-inline|Cryptopsar|''Cryptopsar''}} |
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Media related to Sturnidae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cryptopsar at Wikispecies
