Subspecies from along the coast of Eastern Africa, from the Horn of Africa to South Africa as well as Eswatini and the Zanzibar Archipelago (Except Pemba Island).
@ralph I was able to go again to get more clearer view of the bird. There are some Aplonis indeed in the same walkthrough aviary, but this single bird is clearly a lot larger and a bit more metallic blue than what some Aplonis usually looks.