Violet-hooded Starling / Aplonis circumscripta
| Violet-hooded Starling bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | NT - Near threatened |
| Synonyms | Metallic Starling (Violet-hooded), Metallic Starling (circumscripta), Purple-chinned Starling |
| Old latin name for bird | Calornis circumscripta |
| Order | Perching birds / Passeriformes |
| Family | Starlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae |
| Genus | Aplonis |
| Breeding region | Australasia |
| Breeding subregion | Tanimbar Is. (s Moluccas) and Damar (far e Lesser Sundas) |
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 Violet-hooded Starling
Violet-hooded Starling subspecies (0)
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 紫冠辉椋鸟 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 塔尼巴群集椋鳥 |
| Danish | Hættestær |
| Dutch | Violette Purperspreeuw (circumscripta), Damarpurperspreeuw |
| French | Stourne à capuchon pourpre, Stourne luisant (à capuchon pourpre), Stourne luisant (circumscripta) |
| German | Weberstar (circumscripta), Damarstar |
| Icelandic | Vefarastari (circumscripta) |
| Indonesian | Perling ungu |
| Japanese | オナガテリカラスモドキ（circumscripta）, オナガテリカラスモドキ (circumscripta) |
| Norwegian | metallstær (circumscripta), fioletthettestær |
| Polish | skworczyk purpurowy, skworczyk towarzyski (circumscripta) |
| Portuguese | estorninho-de-capuz-violeta, estorninho-de-capuz-lilás |
| Russian | Металлический скворец (circumscripta) |
| Slovak | majna kapucňová (skup.), majna kapucňová |
| Spanish | Estornino Lustroso (circumscripta) |
| Swedish | violetthuvad stare |
| Turkish | Metalik sığırcık (circumscripta) |
| Ukrainian | шпак-малюк пурпуровий |