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Metallic Starling [metallica]

Aplonis metallica [metallica] (= Aplonis metallica metallica) (Temminck, CJ 1824)

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




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Sturnidae
Genus:
   Aplonis
Scientific:
  Aplonis metallica metallica

Original description

Citation:
  (Temminck, CJ 1824)

Reference:
   Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois. livr.45 pl.266

Protonym:
  Lamprotornis metallicus

Type locality:
  Timor and Celebes [error = Ambon].

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  E06B7497AA7368AB

Avibase ID:
  avibase-E06B7497

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/E06B7497

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 917351

Geographic range:

  • Aplonis metallica metallica: Moluccas, Sula Islands, New Guinea including Aru Islands (off southwestern New Guinea), and northeastern Queensland
  • Aplonis metallica inornata: Numfor and Biak (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)
  • Aplonis metallica nitida: Admiralty Islands (Rambutyo, Tong, and outer Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, and Solomon Islands
  • Aplonis metallica purpureiceps: Admiralty Islands (Manus and Los Negros Islands)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Metallic Starling [metallica]
German:
Weberstar [metallica-Gruppe]
Spanish:
Estornino Lustroso (grupo metallica)
Spanish (Spain):
Estornino lustroso (grupo metallica)
French:
Stourne luisant [metallica]
Icelandic:
Vefarastari [metallica hópur]
Japanese (romaji):
onagaterikarasumodoki (metallica guru-pu)
Japanese:
オナガテリカラスモドキ（metallica グループ）
Dutch:
Violette Purperspreeuw
Norwegian:
metallstær (metallica gr.)
Polish:
skworczyk towarzyski [gr. metallica]
Portuguese (Portugal):
estorninho-metálico [grupo metallica]
Russian:
Металлический скворец [группа metallica]
Slovak:
majna družná (skup.)
Swedish:
metallstare

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Aplonis metallica

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Catalan: estornell llustrós
Czech: špaček lesklý
Danish: Metaltræstær, Pragttræstær
German: Weberstar, Weberstar [metallica-Gruppe]
English: Metallic Starling, Metallic Starling (Metallic), Metallic Starling [metallica]
English, HBW: Metallic Starling (Metallic)
English (IOC): Metallic Starling
English (United States): Metallic Starling (Metallic)
Esperanto: Metalosturno
Spanish: Estornino Lustroso, Estornino Lustroso (grupo metallica)
Spanish (Spain): Estornino lustroso (grupo metallica)
Spanish (HBW): Metallic Starling (Metallic)
Finnish: viherkottarainen
French: Stourne luisant, Stourne luisant (metallica), Stourne luisant (nominal), Stourne luisant [metallica]
Croatian: zelenotrbi čvorak
Hungarian: fémes énekesseregély
Indonesian: Perling Ungu
Icelandic: Vefarastari [metallica hópur]
Italian: Storno metallico
Japanese (romaji): onagaterikarasumodoki, onagaterikarasumodoki (metallica guru-pu)
Japanese: オナガテリカラスモドキ, オナガテリカラスモドキ (metallica グループ), オナガテリカラスモドキ（metallica グループ）
Kirghiz: жаптылдак чыйырчык
Scientific: Aplonis metallica, Aplonis metallica [metallica Group], Aplonis metallica [metallica], Aplonis metallica metallica, Aplornis metallica, Lamprotornis metallica
Lithuanian: Blizgusis aplonis
Dutch: Violette Purperspreeuw, Violette Purperspreeuw (metallica groep)
Norwegian: Metallstær, metallstær (metallica gr.)
Polish: skworczyk towarzyski, skworczyk towarzyski [gr. metallica]
Portuguese: estorninho-lustroso
Portuguese (Portugal): estorninho-metálico, estorninho-metálico [grupo metallica]
Russian: Блестящий скворец, Металлический аплонис, Металлический скворец [группа metallica]
Slovak: majna družná, majna družná (skup.)
Serbian: Metalik čvorak
Swedish: Metallglansstare, metallstare
Turkish: Metalik Sığırcık, Metalik sığırcık [metallica grubu]
Ukrainian: Шпак-малюк блискітливий
Chinese: 群辉椋鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 群集椋鳥

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