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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~~ \| pmid = 25112426 }}</ref>		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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Extinct species of bird

Mauritius starling Temporal range: Holocene

Life restoration by Julian P. Hume
Conservation status
Extinct
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Sturnidae
Genus:	†Cryptopsar Hume, 2014
Species:	†C. ischyrhynchus
Binomial name
†Cryptopsar ischyrhynchus Hume, 2014

Former range (area in blue)

The Mauritius starling (Cryptopsar ischyrhynchus) is an extinct species of starling, described in 2014 by Julian P. Hume, based on subfossils from Mauritius. 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 Rodrigues starling than to the hoopoe starling of Réunion.

Latest revision as of 04:37, 4 January 2024

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