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Aplonis metallica
Body is glossy black often with an iridescent sheen of purple and green, tail is pointed. Legs and feet black, eyes red, bill black.
This migratory bird occurs in flocks, usually associated with rainforest areas, they nest in colonies often in trees with an open architecture like Elaeocarpus.
Spotted on Oct 27, 2013
Submitted on Oct 27, 2013
8 Comments
Thanks Isabella
Great serie !!
Thanks Pradeep Kumar
Beautiful spotting!
Thanks Ava T-B
The last pictures show them on the nest I think, so please consider adding this spotting to the Animal Architecture mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8082... unless I have that wrong.
Nice series.
Added photos