The Metallic Starling is a starling with glossy black adult plumage that reflects green or purple. Birds travel from New Guinea to breed in coastal lowlands of northern Queensland.
Adults are black with a green or purple sheen and red eyes. Juveniles are brown above and have white streaks below.
It arrives from New Guinea to breed in large flocks in coastal lowlands of northern Queensland. It eats fruit, nectar, and insects.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.