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Asian glossy starling

Asian glossy starling
Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis strigata).jpg
Adult
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Immature
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Aplonis
Species: A. panayensis
Binomial name
Aplonis panayensis
(Scopoli, 1786)
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Global range     Year-Round Range     Summer Range     Winter Range

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 forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. 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


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