metallic starling, shining starling (Aplonis metallica)

Query: Lamprotornis

Result: 84^th of 140

Subject:	metallic starling, shining starling (Aplonis metallica)
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Description
English: « Lamprotornis metallicus » = Aplonis metallica (Metallic Starling) - adult male
Français: « Lamprotornis metallicus » = Aplonis metallica (Stourne luisant) - mâle adulte
Date 1838
Source Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux
Author
Nicolas Huet le Jeune (1770–1830) https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Huet_le_Jeune
Jean-Gabriel Prêtre (1768–1849)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stourne_luisant_1838.jpg

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

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Scientific Name: Aplonis metallica (Temminck, 1824) Common Names: Metallic Starling, Shining Starling, Colonial Starling Synonyms: Aplornis metallica metallica Christidis and Boles (2008) French: Stourne luisant German: Weberstar Spanish: Estornino Lustroso Taxonomy: Lamprotornis metallica Temminck, 1824, “Timor and Celebes“= Ambon.

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