Starlings, Rhabdornises

Metallic Starling

Aplonis metallica

The Metallic Starling (Aplonis metallica) is a 56 g forest bird that eats mostly fruit. It stays put all year.

Family

Starlings, Rhabdornises

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

56 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

4

Recorded in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Is..

Where to see it: Tetepare Nature Preserve (Solomon Islands); Makira West near Anuta (Solomon Islands); Kolombangara Island (Solomon Islands); Kwatu Lodge (Wai Kelo River) (Papua New Guinea); Queen Elizabeth National Park · Mt. Austin (Solomon Islands).

Photo: (c) Kai Squires, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist