Metallic Starling
Aplonis metallica(Temminck, CJ, 1824)
English (US) Metallic Starling
The Metallic Starling (Aplonis metallica) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Sturnidae (Rhabdornis, Starlings, and Mynas) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Aplonis metallica
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Metallic Starling
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1824)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Aplonis metallica metallica
- Aplonis metallica nitida
- Aplonis metallica purpureiceps
- Aplonis metallica inornata
- Aplonis metallica circumscripta
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Lamprotornis metallicus
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1824)
- Type locality
- Timor and Celebes [error = Ambon].
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.45, vol.2 pl.266
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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