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Other synonyms

Catalan: estornell llustrós
Czech: Špacek lesklý, špaček lesklý
Danish: Metaltræstær
German: Weberstar
English: Colonial Starling, Metallic or Violet-hooded Starling, Metallic Starling, Shining Starling
English, HBW: Metallic Starling
English (IOC): Metallic/Violet-hooded Starling
English (United States): Metallic Starling
Esperanto: Metalosturno
Spanish: Estornino Lustroso
Spanish (Spain): Estornino lustroso
Spanish (HBW): Metallic Starling
Finnish: Viherkottarainen
French: Étourneau fileur, Stourne bronzé, Stourne luisant, Stourne luisant ou S. à capuchon pourpre
Hungarian: fémes énekesseregély
Indonesian: Perling Ungu
Icelandic: Vefarastari
Italian: Storno metallico
Japanese (romaji): onagaterikarasumodoki
Japanese: オナガテリカラスモドキ
Scientific: Aplonis [metallica or circumscripta], Aplonis metallica, Aplonis metallica metallica, Aplonis metallicus, Lamprotornis metallica
Lithuanian: Blizgusis aplonis
Dutch: Violette Purperspreeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Metallstare
Norwegian: Metallstær
Polish: skworczyk towarzyski
Portuguese (Portugal): estorninho-metálico
Russian: Блестящий скворец, Металлический скворец
Slovak: majna družná
Serbian: Metalik čvorak
Swedish: Metallglansstare, metallstare/violetthuvad stare
Turkish: Metalik sığırcık
Ukrainian: Шпак-малюк блискітливий
Chinese: 群辉椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 群集椋鳥