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Asian glossy starling
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Adult
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Immature
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Genus:
Aplonis
Species:
panayensis
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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), Cambodia 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. In the Philippines, it is known as kulansiyang, galansiyang, or kuling-dagat.

The following subspecies are recognised by the International Ornithological Congress:

  • A. p. affinis (Blyth, 1876) – northeastern India, Bangladesh, southwestern Myanmar
  • A. p. tytleri (Hume, 1873) – Andaman and north Nicobar Islands
  • A. p. albiris Abdulali, 1967 – central and southern Nicobar Islands
  • A. p. strigata (Horsfield, 1821) – Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, and west Borneo
  • A. p. altirostris (Salvadori, 1887) – Simeulue, Banyak Islands, and Nias Island
  • A. p. nesodramus (Oberholser, 1926) – Babi Island
  • A. p. pachistorhina (Oberholser, 1912) – Batu and Mentawai Islands
  • A. p. enganensis (Salvadori, 1892) – Enggano Islands
  • A. p. heterochlora (Oberholser, 1917) – Anambas and Natuna Islands
  • A. p. eustathis (Oberholser, 1926) – east Borneo
  • A. p. alipodis (Oberholser, 1926) – Panjang, Maratua and Derawan Islands
  • A. p. gusti Stresemann, 1913 – Bali
  • A. p. sanghirensis (Salvadori, 1876) – Sangihe and Talaud Islands
  • ASIAN GLOSSY STARLING
    A. p. panayensis feeding
    A. p. panayensis (Scopoli, 1786) – north Sulawesi and the Philippines

Gallery

  • AsianGlossyStarling

    Asian glossy starling

  • ImmatureAsianGlossyStarling

    Immature Asian glossy starling

  • Matamerah1

    Asian glossy starling in Malaysia

  • Matamerah2

    Asian glossy starling in Malaysia

  • Asian Glossy Starling

    An Image of a young and adult Asian glossy starling

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