Bird photos - Metallic Starlings - Shining Starlings - Aplonis metallica
Thala Beach Lodge north of Cairns in Far North Queensland Australia

These birds are natives of New Guinea but migrate to the northern
regions of Queensland around August where they breed, nest and
raise young before returning to New Guinea around April.

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