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  • Synonyms Short-tailed Glossy-Starling, Lesser Glossy Starling, Short-tailed Glossy Starling, Short tailed Starling
  • Old latin name for bird Lamprotornis minor

Short-tailed Starlingbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Bruno Durand
    Indonesia
  • 2.
    Call, © Rolf A. de By
    Philippines
  • 3.
    Call, © Patrik Åberg
    Indonesia
  • 4.
    Call, © Bruno Durand
    Indonesia
  • 5.
    Call, © Desmond Allen
    Philippines
  • 6.
    Call, © Ross Gallardy
    Philippines
  • 7.
    Song, © Allen T. Chartier
    Indonesia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Short-tailed Starling

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas and Mindanao (s Philippines)

Short-tailed Starling subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Aplonis minor minorSulawesi and s satellites, montane Java, Bali, Lombok to Romang and Moa (w to e Lesser Sundas)-No
Aplonis minor todayensismontane Mindanao except Zamboanga Pen. (s Philippines)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanestornell cuacurt
Chinese短尾辉椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional)短尾輝椋鳥
Croatiankratkorepi čvorak
CzechŠpacek malý, špaček malý
DanishLille Træstær
DutchKleine Purperspreeuw
EsperantoMallongvosta sturno
Finnishcelebesinkiiltokottarainen
FrenchStourne à queue courte, Étourneau de la Sonde
GermanSundastar
Hungarianszunda-szigeteki énekesseregély
IndonesianNipuo, Geri kecil, Perling kecil, Lipuo
ItalianStorno codabreve, Storno codacorta
Japaneseコミドリカラスモドキ
Lithuanianmažasis aplonis
Norwegiankortstjertstær, korthalestær
Norwegian NynorskKorthalestare
Polishskworczyk krótkosterny
Portugueseestorninho-de-cauda-curta
Russian*Малый аплонис, Зондский скворец
SerbianKratkorepi čvorak
Slovakmajna krátkochvostá
SpanishEstornino de Cola Corta, Estornino colicorto
Swedishkortstjärtad stare
TurkishKısa Kuyruklu Sığırcık
Ukrainianшпак-малюк короткохвостий