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(Redirected from Aplonis panayensis) Species of bird

Asian glossy starling
Adult
Immature
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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:

Gallery

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

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Aplonis panayensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22710550A94251159. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22710550A94251159.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. "Nuthatches, Wallcreeper, treecreepers, mockingbirds, starlings, oxpeckers – IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
Taxon identifiers
Aplonis panayensis


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