Metallic Starling

The adult has brilliant red eyes, a long tail and green-glossed black plumage. Immatures are pale below with dark streaks. Such birds migrate during August where upon they make their return journey to New Guinea.

The Metallic Starling is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Metallic Starling, Aplonis metallica, also known as Shining Starling, is a bird in the starling family. It is native of New Guinea and nearby Australasian islands, and a limited area of northeastern Australia. The adult has brilliant red eyes, a long tail and green-glossed black plumage. Immatures are pale below with dark streaks. More

In the wild, metallic starlings feed mainly on fruit and insects. At the Zoo, the base diet for the starlings is a commercial fruit based pellet manufactured specifically for fruit eating birds. The enrichment portion of the diet includes a variety of fruit and insects. Geographic Range Widespread in a variety of habitats, from rainforest to coastal woodland, on New Guinea and off-shore islands. More

The Metallic Starling (Aplonis metallica) - also known as Shining Starling - is native of New Guinea and nearby Australasian islands, and a limited area of northeastern Australia. They migrate during August to the northern regions of Queensland, where they mate. Distribution / Range They preparing messy globular nests for their young which hang from tall trees. More

* Metallic Starling, Aplonis metallica * Yellow-eyed Starling, Aplonis mystacea * Singing Starling, Aplonis cantoroides * Tanimbar Starling, Aplonis crassa * Atoll Starling, Aplonis feadensis * Rennell Starling, Aplonis insularis * Long-tailed Starling, Aplonis magna * White-eyed Starling, Aplonis brunneicapillus * Brown-winged Starling, Aplonis grandis * San Cristobal Starling, Aplonis More

Metallic Starlings share the Common Starlings' love of fruit, except they don't share the love of insects. They do eat insects but not enough to make much impact on their diet. References - Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds, 1979 Reader's Digest Services Pty Ltd Neville W. More

The metallic starling is similar in size and shape to the introduced and extremely invasive Eurasian starling, differing in plumage with green glossed black feathers. They are native to New Guinea and other Australasian islands, reaching mainland northern Australia. More

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Metallic Starling (Aplonis metallica) nesting colonyby Sebastian Maderak 6 months ago 6 months ago: Fri, Nov 13, 2009 12:39am EST (Eastern Standard Time) More More See all Show meSebastian Maderak's videos * Sebastian Maderak's videos * Staff Picks 2. Produce by Sebastian Maderak6 months ago 1. Metallic Starling (Aplonis metallica) nesting colony by Sebastian Maderak6 months ago Metallic Starling (Aplonis metallica) nesting colony on a side street in Cairns. More

Metallic Starling, Aplonis metallica * The Metallic Starling is a smallish bird with glossy almost iridescent black plumage and bright, bulging red eyes (inset photograph). * They arrive in huge numbers from New Guinea every summer to breed in colonies of nests suspended high in trees. More

Metallic Starling ( Aplonis metallica ) = Metallic Starling | Aplonis metallica photo Metallic Starling Image by Greg5030 - Some rights reserved. Amazon. More

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Metallic Starling - Aplonis metallica Stourne luisant = Stourne luisant The Starling Gallery : © John Gould Site web : www.oiseaux.net Order : Passériformes Family : Sturnidae Species : Metallic Starling Reference: jogo39852 Other pictures Copy forbidden without prior authorization. More

Metallic Starling (Aplonis metallica) = Date: 18 March 2010 Location: Tree Tops (Stratford, State of Queensland, Australia) See general information about Metallic Starling. More

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Metallic Starling Aplonis metallica = Described by: Temminck (1824) Alternate common name(s): Shining Starling, Colonial Starling Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs Innisfail, Queensland, Australia - 1973 More

Metallic Starling Aplonis metallica 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Least Concern Justification This species has a very large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence 30% decline over ten years or three generations). More

Metallic Starling Aplonis metallica = Innisfail, Queensland, Australia - 1973 More