The metallic starling, also known as the shining starling, is a bird in the starling family native to the Moluccas, New Guinea, Queensland and the Solomon Islands. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Temminck, 1824)
Reference:
Pl.Col. pl.266
Protonym:
Lamprotornis metallicus
Avibase ID:
5A358E5250766EB1
Avibase ID:
avibase-5A358E52
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5A358E52
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558720
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Metallic or Violet-hooded Starling ( Aplonis [metallica or circumscripta]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Metallic or Violet-hooded Starling ( Aplonis [metallica or circumscripta]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Metallic or Violet-hooded Starling ( Aplonis [metallica or circumscripta]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Metallic or Violet-hooded Starling ( Aplonis [metallica or circumscripta]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Metallic or Violet-hooded Starling ( Aplonis [metallica or circumscripta]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Metallic or Violet-hooded Starling ( Aplonis [metallica or circumscripta]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Metallic or Violet-hooded Starling ( Aplonis [metallica or circumscripta]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Metallic or Violet-hooded Starling ( Aplonis [metallica or circumscripta]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Metallic or Violet-hooded Starling ( Aplonis [metallica or circumscripta]) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Stourne luisant ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Stourne luisant ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallicus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallicus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Shining Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Shining Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Shining Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Shining Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Shining Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Shining Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Shining Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Shining Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Shining Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Shining Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Shining Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Shining Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Shining Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Shining Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Aplonis metallica [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Aplonis metallica [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Aplonis metallica [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aplonis metallica [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
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