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Alternative Name: Shining Starling

Aplonis metallica

Photo by mehdhalaouate
Taken in Supiori, Papua

[edit] Identification

Red eyes, a long tail and green-glossed black plumage. Immatures are pale below with dark streaks.

[edit] Distribution

Islands in Indonesia to New Guinea and Australia.

[edit] Taxonomy

Five subspecies: circumscripta, metallica, inornata, nitida, and purpureiceps.

[edit] Habitat

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID