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Old 22-02-2008, 10:24 PM
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there are lots of other sociable starling species (family Sturnidae) - over the world, do any or all (or none) of these species go in for this behaviour?
The Metallic Starling (Aplonis metallica) from north Queensland and New guinea is the only starling native to Australia. It is very social and flies around in large flocks and nests in dense colonies. One of its common names is the Whirlwindbird.
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