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  • Metallic Starling, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Graham Winterflood, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

  • Metallic Starling, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Jenny Donald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Metallic Starling, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) W. Suprianto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Metallic Starling, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Greg Holland, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

  • Metallic Starling, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Jenny Donald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Markus Lilje, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Metallic Starling

Aplonis metallica

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About

The metallic starling (Aplonis metallica), also known as the shining starling, is a bird in the starling family native to the Moluccas, New Guinea, Queensland and the Solomon Islands.

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