Metallic Starling
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| Metallic Starling | |
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| At Phoenix Zoo, Arizona, USA | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Aplonis |
| Species: | A. metallica |
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| Aplonis metallica (Temminck, 1824) |
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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.
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[edit] Description
The adult has brilliant red eyes, a long tail and green-glossed black plumage. Immatures are pale below with dark streaks.
[edit] Behaviour
They migrate during August[1] to the northern regions of Queensland, where they mate, preparing messy globular nests for their young which hang from tall trees.[2] There they remain until April,[1] whereupon they make their return journey to New Guinea.
[edit] Gallery
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Juveniles, Cairns Esplanade, N Qld
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Female with nest - Cairns
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[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Banfield, E.J. "Alike in Difference." Emu. Vol. 17, No. 4, 212-214. 1917. Accessed 2009-05-25.
- ^ "Plants and Animals in the Wet tropics." Wet Tropics Management Authority. Accessed 2009-05-25.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Aplonis metallica. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
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