Asian glossy starling
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Aplonis |
| Species: | A. panayensis
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| 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, 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.
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Immature Asian glossy starling -
Asian glossy starling in Malaysia -
Asian glossy starling in Malaysia -
An Image of a young and adult Asian glossy starling
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Aplonis panayensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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