Metallic Starling / Aplonis metallica LC
- Synonyms Metallic Starling (Metallic), Metallic Starling [metallica], Metallic or Violet-hooded Starling, Colonial Starling, Shining Starling
- Old latin name for bird Lamprotornis metallica, Lamprotornis metallicus, Aplornis metallica, Aplonis metallicus
Metallic Starlingbird sounds *
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Where to see Metallic Starling
- Breeding region Australasia
- Breeding subregion Moluccas, New Guinea and satellites to ne Australia
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 |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Червеноок скорец |
| Catalan | estornell llustrós |
| Chinese | 群辉椋鸟 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 群集椋鳥 |
| Croatian | zelenotrbi čvorak |
| Czech | Špacek lesklý, špaček lesklý |
| Danish | Metaltræstær, Pragttræstær |
| Dutch | Violette Purperspreeuw, Violette Purperspreeuw (metallica groep) |
| Esperanto | metala sturno, Metalosturno |
| Estonian | küüt-viiralind |
| Finnish | viherkottarainen |
| French | Stourne bronzé, Stourne luisant, Stourne luisant (nominal), Stourne luisant [metallica], Stourne luisant (metallica), Stourne luisant ou S. à capuchon pourpre, Étourneau fileur |
| German | Weberstar, Weberstar [metallica-Gruppe] |
| Hungarian | fémes énekesseregély |
| Icelandic | Vefarastari, Vefarastari [metallica hópur] |
| Indonesian | Perling ungu |
| Italian | Storno metallico |
| Japanese | 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）, オナガテリカラスモドキ (metallica グループ) |
| Lithuanian | blizgusis aplonis |
| Norwegian | metallstær, metallstær (metallica gr.) |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Metallstare |
| Polish | skworczyk towarzyski, skworczyk towarzyski [gr. metallica] |
| Portuguese | estorninho-lustroso, estorninho-metálico |
| Russian | Блестящий скворец, Металлический скворец, Металлический аплонис, Металлический скворец [группа metallica] |
| Serbian | Metalik čvorak |
| Slovak | majna družná, majna družná (skup.) |
| Spanish | Estornino Lustroso (grupo metallica), Estornino lustroso |
| Swedish | metallstare/violetthuvad stare, metallstare, Metallglansstare |
| Turkish | Metalik Sığırcık, Metalik sığırcık [metallica grubu] |
| Ukrainian | шпак-малюк блискітливий |