Mountain starling

Aplonis santovestris

The Mountain starling (Aplonis santovestris) is a bird found in Vanuatu. Found in Vanuatu. It eats fruit, insects and other small invertebrates and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Aplonis santovestris
Region	Australia & Oceania
Found in	Vanuatu

🏡 Where the Mountain starling lives

Found in Vanuatu.

🍽️ What it eats

🍎 Fruit50%
🐛 Insects & bugs30%
🌰 Seeds & nuts20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 69 grams. It mostly eats fruit and insects and other small creatures.

Questions about the Mountain starling

Where does the Mountain starling live?

The Mountain starling lives in Vanuatu. Found in Vanuatu.

What does the Mountain starling eat?

fruit (about 50%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 30%), seeds and nuts (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Mountain starling endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.