Metallic Starling / Aplonis metallica
| Metallic Starling bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Metallic Starling (Metallic), Metallic Starling [metallica] |
| Old latin name for bird | Aplornis metallica, Lamprotornis metallicus, Lamprotornis metallica |
| Order | Perching birds / Passeriformes |
| Family | Starlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae |
| Genus | Aplonis |
| Breeding region | Australasia |
| Breeding subregion | Moluccas, New Guinea and satellites to ne Australia |
Metallic Starling bird sounds *
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Related species
Mauke Starling
Short-tailed Starling
Long-tailed Starling
Tanimbar Starling
Polynesian Starling
Mountain Starling
Brown-winged Starling
Striated Starling
Rarotonga Starling
Where to see Metallic Starling
Metallic Starling subspecies (4)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aplonis metallica inornata | Numfor and Biak (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea) | - | No |
| Aplonis metallica metallica | Moluccas, New Guinea and satellites (except Numfor and Biak) and ne, nc QLD (ne Australia) | QLD birds to New Guinea | No |
| Aplonis metallica nitida | Admiralty Is. (except Manus region), Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is. (except Rennell) | - | No |
| Aplonis metallica purpureiceps | Manus and Los Negros (Admiralty Is., nw Bismarck Arch.) | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Catalan | estornell llustrós |
| Chinese | 群辉椋鸟 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 群集椋鳥 |
| Croatian | zelenotrbi čvorak |
| Czech | špaček lesklý |
| Danish | Pragttræstær, Metaltræstær |
| Dutch | Violette Purperspreeuw, Violette Purperspreeuw (metallica groep) |
| Esperanto | Metalosturno |
| Finnish | viherkottarainen |
| French | Stourne luisant [metallica], Stourne luisant, Stourne luisant (nominal), Stourne luisant (metallica) |
| German | Weberstar, Weberstar [metallica-Gruppe] |
| Hungarian | fémes énekesseregély |
| Icelandic | Vefarastari [metallica hópur] |
| Indonesian | Perling ungu |
| Italian | Storno metallico |
| Japanese | オナガテリカラスモドキ（metallica グループ）, オナガテリカラスモドキ, オナガテリカラスモドキ (metallica グループ) |
| Lithuanian | blizgusis aplonis |
| Norwegian | metallstær (metallica gr.), Metallstær, metallstær |
| Polish | skworczyk towarzyski [gr. metallica], skworczyk towarzyski |
| Portuguese | estorninho-lustroso, estorninho-metálico |
| Russian | Металлический скворец [группа metallica], Металлический аплонис, Блестящий скворец |
| Serbian | Metalik čvorak |
| Slovak | majna družná, majna družná (skup.) |
| Spanish | Estornino lustroso, Estornino Lustroso (grupo metallica) |
| Swedish | Metallglansstare, metallstare |
| Turkish | Metalik sığırcık [metallica grubu], Metalik Sığırcık |
| Ukrainian | шпак-малюк блискітливий |