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Metallic Starling (metallica)
Aplonis metallica metallica (Temminck, CJ 1824)
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Passeriformes
Family:
Sturnidae
Genus:
Aplonis
Scientific:
Aplonis metallica metallica
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, vol.2 pl.266
Protonym:
Lamprotornis metallicus
Type locality:
Timor and Celebes [error = Ambon].
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109469#page/329/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
EA633B716B5D8846
Avibase ID:
avibase-EA633B71
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/EA633B71
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 917351
Geographic range:
- Aplonis metallica metallica: Moluccas, Sula Islands, New Guinea including Aru Islands, and northeastern Australia (Cape York Peninsula southward to Sarina, northern Queensland)
Source: Clements checklist
Metallic Starling (metallica)
French:
Stourne luisant (metallica)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Metallic Starling (metallica) ( Aplonis metallica metallica) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Metallic Starling (metallica) ( Aplonis metallica metallica) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Metallic Starling (metallica) ( Aplonis metallica metallica) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Metallic Starling (metallica) ( Aplonis metallica metallica) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Metallic Starling (nominate) ( Aplonis metallica metallica) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Metallic Starling (nominate) ( Aplonis metallica metallica) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Metallic Starling (nominate) ( Aplonis metallica metallica) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Metallic Starling (nominate) ( Aplonis metallica metallica) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Metallic Starling (nominate) ( Aplonis metallica metallica) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Metallic Starling (nominate) ( Aplonis metallica metallica) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Metallic Starling (nominate) ( Aplonis metallica metallica) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Metallic Starling (nominate) ( Aplonis metallica metallica) |
| Avilist 2025: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aplonis metallica metallica [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: nominal subspecies
This taxon is a subspecies of
Aplonis metallica [metallica]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
German: Weberstar
English: Metallic Starling, Metallic Starling (metallica), Metallic Starling (nominate)
Spanish: Estornino Lustroso
French: Stourne luisant, Stourne luisant (metallica), Stourne luisant (nominal), Stourne luisant (nominale), Stourne luisant (race nominale)
Italian: Storno metallico
Scientific: Aplonis metallica metallica, Aplonis metallicus metallicus, Calornis fusco-virescens, Calornis gularis, Calornis purpurascens, Calornis viridescens, Lamprocorax metallicus sapphire, Lamprotornis metallica
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