Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
   Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
     Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       [Order] Passeriformes Linnaeus, 1758
         oscines see Suborder Oscines
           Passerida - passeridans see Parvorder Passerida (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Sibley et al., 1988
             Muscicapoidea
               Family Sturnidae Rafinesque, 1815 - starlings
                 Subfamily Sturninae
                   Genus Aplonis Gould, 1836
                     01 Aplonis metallica (Temminck, 1824)
                     02 Aplonis mystacea (Ogilvie-Grant, 1911)
                     03 Aplonis cantoroides (G.R. Gray, 1862)
                     04 Aplonis crassa (P.L. Sclater, 1883)
                     05 Aplonis feadensis (E.P. Ramsay, 1882)
                     06 Aplonis insularis Mayr, 1931
                     07 Aplonis magna (Schlegel, 1871)
                     08 Aplonis brunneicapillus (Danis, 1938)
                     09 Aplonis grandis (Salvadori, 1881)
                     10 Aplonis dichroa (Tristram, 1895)
                     11 Aplonis zelandica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)
                     12 Aplonis striata (J.F. Gmelin, 1788)
                     13 Aplonis santovestris Harrisson & Marshall, 1937
                     14 Aplonis panayensis (Scopoli, 1783)
                     15 Aplonis mysolensis (G.R. Gray, 1862)
                     16 Aplonis minor (Bonaparte, 1850)
                     17 Aplonis opaca (Kittlitz, 1833) - Micronesian starling
                     18 Aplonis pelzelni Finsch, 1876 - Pohnpie Mountain starling
                     19 Aplonis tabuensis (J.F. Gmelin, 1788) - Polynesian starling
                     20 Aplonis atrifusca (Peale, 1848) - Samoan starling
                     21 ‡Aplonis corvina (Kittlitz, 1833) - Kosrae Mountain starling
                     22 Aplonis cinerascens Hartlaub & Finsch, 1871
                     23 ‡Aplonis mavornata Buller, 1887 - mysterious starling
                     24 ‡Aplonis fusca Gould, 1836 - Norfolk starling