| Pohnpei starling | |
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| Turnaround video of specimen RMNH 110031, Naturalis Biodiversity Center | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Aplonis |
| Species: | A. pelzelni
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| Binomial name | |
| Aplonis pelzelni Finsch, 1876
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The Pohnpei starling (Aplonis pelzelni), also known as Pohnpei mountain starling or Ponape mountain starling, is an extremely rare or possibly extinct bird from the family of starlings (Sturnidae). It is (or was) endemic to the island of Pohnpei (Federated States of Micronesia) in the Pacific Ocean. It was called "sie" (pronounced see-ah) by the Pohnpei islanders. It was named after the Austrian ornithologist August von Pelzeln (1825–1891).
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Aplonis pelzelni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22710490A94247819. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22710490A94247819.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.