Derivation
Ap-lön'-is - no derivation has been found; the name suggest Apollonius, from Apollo, the sun: cantoroides ; -oides, from Gk eidos, form = like
Voice
A pleasant, drawn out, downwards whistle, similar to that of a Bronze-Cuckoo, repeated irregularly. A short, musical, bell-like, double-note, 'tsu-wei'. A 'tsieeeuw'.
Singing Starling (Aplonis cantoroides) [XC24641]
by Bas van Balen from Manus Island, Admiralty Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea (call)
Singing Starling (Aplonis cantoroides) [XC140315]
by Iain Woxvold from Amamapare, Freeport, Papua, Indonesia (song)
Breeding Season (Guide)
Does not breed in Australia. There an unconfirmed, but unsubstantiated, report of breeding on Boigu Island.
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Nest
In a hollow of a tree, hole in a cliff or building or among clustered nests of a colony of Metallic Starling (Aplonis metallica). Usually in colonies.
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Genus name sometimes given as Aplornis. May form a superspecies with Tanimbar Starling (Aplonis crassa).
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Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9
BirdLife International Species Factsheet