Asian glossy starling
| Asian glossy starling | |
|---|---|
| A. p. panayensis | |
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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The Asian glossy starling (Aplonis panayensis) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Brunei, northeastern India (Assam), Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Cambodia and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.[2] It has also been introduced to Taiwan.[citation needed]
Description
[edit]It is 20 cm long, and weighs 50–60 g. Adults (both sexes) have glossy black plumage; juveniles are blackish-brown above, whitish heavily streaked with dark brown below. The iris is bright red in adults, except for A. p. albiris, which has a white eye; in juveniles it is yellow, orange, or pink. The subspecies vary in extent and intensity of the plumage gloss, and in the size of the bill.[2]
Subspecies
[edit]The following subspecies are recognised by the International Ornithological Congress:[3]
- 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
Behaviour
[edit]This species often inhabits 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.[citation needed]
Gallery
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Adult
Immature
A. p. panayensis feeding
juvenile and adult
References
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- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 Hoyo, Josep del; Elliott, Andrew; Christie, David A.; Bock, Walter Joseph; Collar, Nigel James (2009). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 14 Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx ed. p. 720. ISBN 978-84-96553-50-7.
- ↑ "Nuthatches, Wallcreeper, treecreepers, mockingbirds, starlings, oxpeckers – IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
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