Aplonis metallica (Metallic Starling)

Metallic Starling

Aplonis metallica (Temminck, 1824)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto, macaulaylibrary.org & avocet.zoology.msu.edu.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Metallic Starling - Aplonis metallica metallica	Marc Anderson	2018-08-29	Cook's Hut Camping Area, Iron Range National Park, Queensland, Cook (Australia) (40 m)	call - bird-seen:yes	436582 xeno-canto.org
Metallic Starling - Aplonis metallica metallica	Marc Anderson	2017-01-17	Cow Bay, Douglas Shire, Queensland, Queensland (Australia) (50 m)	call - [sono]	352618 xeno-canto.org
Metallic Starling - Aplonis metallica metallica	Marc Anderson	2020-01-21	Bramston Beach, Cairns Regional, Queensland, Cairns - Pt B (Australia) (0 m)	song - bird-seen:yes	526162 xeno-canto.org
Metallic Starling - Aplonis metallica metallica	Marc Anderson	2020-01-21	Bramston Beach, Cairns Regional, Queensland, Cairns - Pt B (Australia) (0 m)	song - bird-seen:yes	526163 xeno-canto.org
Metallic Starling - Aplonis metallica	Marc Anderson	2017-01-18	Cow Bay, Douglas Shire, Queensland, Queensland (Australia) (50 m)	call - [also] [sono]	352415 xeno-canto.org
Metallic Starling - Aplonis metallica nitida	Frank Lambert	2015-09-09	Near Gizo, Ghizo, Western Province, New Georgia Group, Western Province, Gizo (Solomon Islands) (20 m)	call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	404066 xeno-canto.org
Metallic Starling - Aplonis metallica	Patrik Åberg	15-07-2009	Nimbokrang, Papua, New Guinea, Papua Province (Indonesia) (? m)	call (A) - Breeding colony	40385 xeno-canto.org
Metallic Starling - Aplonis metallica metallica	Marc Anderson	2020-01-21	Bramston Beach, Cairns Regional, Queensland, Cairns - Pt B (Australia) (0 m)	call - Calls from a colony at nesting tree bird-seen:yes	526160 xeno-canto.org
Metallic Starling - Aplonis metallica	Patrik Åberg	2015-01-02	South Wasile, East Halmahera, North Maluku, Halmahera (Indonesia) (50 m)	call - Calls from a colony. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	216781 xeno-canto.org
Metallic Starling - Aplonis metallica metallica	Marc Anderson	2019-08-18	near Malagufuk, Klasow Valley, Sorong, Papua Barat, West Papua Province (Indonesia) (100 m)	call - Colony in tree bird-seen:yes	498152 xeno-canto.org
Metallic Starling - Aplonis metallica	Patrik Åberg	2015-01-06	Lolobata National Park, Binagara Halmahera, Halmahera (Indonesia) (190 m)	call - Calls from a flock with adult and juvenile. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	216332 xeno-canto.org
Metallic Starling - Aplonis metallica metallica	Iain Woxvold	2013-02-10	Tabubil, Western Province, Western (Papua New Guinea) (430 m)	Call - A few juveniles in trees at the edge of Tabubil golf course. I didn't see the bird that was calling. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	561210 xeno-canto.org
Metallic Starling - Aplonis metallica	Ross Gallardy	2017-07-17	Obi, South Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Obi Island (Indonesia) (40 m)	call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	412324 xeno-canto.org
Metallic Starling - Aplonis metallica metallica	Marc Anderson	2020-01-21	Russell River NP, Queensland, Cairns - Pt B (Australia) (10 m)	song - bird-seen:no	529168 xeno-canto.org
Metallic Starling - Aplonis metallica	Mike Nelson	2013-09-16	Central Weda, Central Halmahera, North Maluku, Halmahera (Indonesia) (200 m)	call - Several birds moving through a palm grove bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	151702 xeno-canto.org
Metallic Starling - Aplonis metallica	Marc Anderson	2013-11-04	Daintree National Park (near Kimberley), Queensland, Queensland (Australia) (160 m)	flight call - bird-seen:no	348701 xeno-canto.org
Metallic Starling - Aplonis metallica	Patrik Åberg	2015-01-06	Lolobata National Park, Binagara Halmahera, Halmahera (Indonesia) (190 m)	call - Calls from a flock with adult and juvenile. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	216334 xeno-canto.org
Metallic Starling - Aplonis metallica	Fernand Deroussen	2011-11-08	Kingfisher Park, Julatten Atherton Tableland Qld, Queensland (Australia) (420 m)	song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	158625 xeno-canto.org
Metallic Starling - Aplonis metallica metallica	Andrew Spencer	08-07-2009	Nimbokrang, Papua, New Guinea, Papua Province (Indonesia) (150 m)	calls (A) - from a large colony	62615 xeno-canto.org
Metallic Starling - Aplonis metallica metallica	Marc Anderson	2017-01-17	Cow Bay, Douglas Shire, Queensland, Queensland (Australia) (50 m)	call - [sono]	352617 xeno-canto.org
Metallic Starling - Aplonis metallica metallica	Bas van Balen	2002-04-09	East Levee, Freeport, Papua, Papua Province (Indonesia) (? m)	song - playback-used:no	140316 xeno-canto.org
Metallic Starling - Aplonis metallica metallica	Bas van Balen	2010-11-01	Agats, Papua, Papua Province (Indonesia) (? m)	song - playback-used:no	141232 xeno-canto.org
Metallic Starling - Aplonis metallica metallica	John V. Moore	1996-08-02	Vanapa River area, Central Province, Central (Papua New Guinea) (30 m)	call - Reference: NG1: 25:15-26:20 playback-used:no	279270 xeno-canto.org
Metallic Starling - Aplonis metallica nitida	Phil Gregory	2014-09-19	Guadalcanal (near Honiara), Capital Territory, Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands) (60 m)	call, flight call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	607690 xeno-canto.org

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