Metallic Starling
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Metallic Starling

Aplonis metallica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Daintree National Park
859 Verified records at Daintree National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Metallic Starling sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 859 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park

Welcome Swallow
LC

Welcome Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo neoxena

60–70% · Likely
Green Oriole
LC

Green Oriole

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oriolus flavocinctus

50–60% · Likely
Australasian Figbird
LC

Australasian Figbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sphecotheres vieilloti

50–60% · Likely
Spangled Drongo
LC

Spangled Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus bracteatus

50–60% · Likely
Helmeted Friarbird
LC

Helmeted Friarbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Philemon buceroides

50–60% · Likely
Shining Flycatcher
LC

Shining Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiagra alecto

40–50% · Likely
Large-billed Gerygone
LC

Large-billed Gerygone

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gerygone magnirostris

40–50% · Likely
Yellow-spotted Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Yellow-spotted Honeyeater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Meliphaga notata

40–50% · Likely
Varied Triller
LC

Varied Triller

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lalage leucomela

40–50% · Likely
Australian Spectacled Monarch
LC

Australian Spectacled Monarch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Symposiachrus trivirgatus

30–40% · Possible
Mistletoebird
LC Endemic

Mistletoebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicaeum hirundinaceum

30–40% · Possible
Hornbill Friarbird

Hornbill Friarbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Philemon yorki

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
60–70
Feb
60–70
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
40–50
Aug
50–60
Sep
60–70
Oct
60–70
Nov
50–60
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
2 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Metallic Starling in Daintree National Park?

About 46% of wildlife watchers report a Metallic Starling sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 859 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Metallic Starling in Daintree National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Metallic Starling in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.

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