Family: Sturnidae (Starlings)

Authority: Slater, 1879

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This species was endemic to the island of Rodrigues, Mauritius, but is now Extinct, probably due to a combination of habitat loss and invasive species. The last records date from 1726.

Population size: 0 mature individuals

Population trend:

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial