This taxon is Not Recognised as a species by BirdLife International.
Taxonomic note
Acridotheres melanopterus, A. tricolor and A. tertius (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously lumped as Sturnus melanopterus following Sibley & Monroe (1990, 1993).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Acridotheres melanopterus. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/acridotheres-melanopterus on 22/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/12/2024.