Asian glossy starling

The Asian glossy starling (Aplonis panayensis) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan (introduced) and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest. There is also a huge number of this species inhabiting towns and cities, where they take refuge in abandoned buildings and trees. They often move in large groups and are considered one of the noisiest species of birds.

  • Asian glossy starling
  • Immature Asian glossy starling
  • Asian glossy starling in Malaysia
  • Asian glossy starling in Malaysia
  • An Image of a young and adult Asian glossy starling

Asian glossy starling
Adult
Immature

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Aplonis
Species:
A. panayensis
Binomial name
Aplonis panayensis
(Scopoli, 1786)
Global range     Year-Round Range     Summer Range     Winter Range

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Aplonis panayensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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