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Metallic Starling

Aplonis metallica
(Temminck, CJ, 1824)
Family: Sturnidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Lamprotornis metallicus.

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Number of Photography: 4

Foto
Photography ID: 633775
 Etty Bay
Queensland
Australia
04/26/2025
Hugo Caverzasi
Foto
Photography ID: 350005
  Adult
Cairns
Queensland
Australia
08/10/2019
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 349582
  Adult
Cape Tribulation
Queensland
Australia
08/03/2019
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 348622
  Immature
Cairns
Queensland
Australia
07/25/2019
Susana Gomez


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Number of Records: 8



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
228352726/04/2025AustraliaQueenslandEtty BayHugo Caverzasi
228352226/04/2025AustraliaQueenslandJack Barnes Mangrove Boardwalk, CairnsHugo Caverzasi
228391020/04/2025AustraliaQueenslandSaltwater Creek, CairnsHugo Caverzasi
228389220/04/2025AustraliaQueenslandEsplanade, CairnsHugo Caverzasi
97102210/08/2019AustraliaQueenslandCairnsSusana Gomez
96944503/08/2019AustraliaQueenslandCape TribulationSusana Gomez
95202126/07/2019AustraliaQueenslandCairnsSusana Gomez
96962925/07/2019AustraliaQueenslandCairnsSusana Gomez
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Metallic Starling (Aplonis metallica) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/03/2026.