Aplonis cantoroides Gray, GR, 1862

Medium-sized starling with bristly forehead feathers, and with feathers of crown and, particularly, throat hackled. Plumage is black with strong green iridescence, wing and tail black with some iridescence; iris red or orange; bill and legs black. Sexes alike. Juvenile differs from adult in having crown and upperparts dark brown with some green gloss, throat hackles pale buff with dark brown shafts, breast and belly feathers dark-centred with buff margins, broader buff area towards vent, brown iris