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Asian Glossy Starling

Asian Glossy Starling

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2 months ago door Remi
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A widespread and highly successful glossy black starling with a bright red eye. It is common across Southeast Asia, often found in large, noisy flocks in urban and cultivated areas.
Where to spot
Parks, gardens, cultivated lands, and urban areas across Southeast Asia, from India and southern China through Indonesia and the Philippines.
How to spot
Look for highly gregarious, glossy black birds with striking red eyes. Listen for their varied, often harsh, and chattering calls. They are highly conspicuous in their preferred habitats.
When to spot
Year-round resident. Best observed in the early morning and late afternoon when active, or at dusk when forming roosting flocks.
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File:Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis).jpg
File:Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis strigata).jpg
File:Aplonis panayensis (Stourne bronzé) - 471.jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Aplonis panayensis 363306000.jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Aplonis panayensis 410961048.jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Aplonis panayensis 410961063.jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis).jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis strigata).jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
Asian Glossy Starlings are highly social and form spectacular, coordinated flocks, often numbering in the thousands, which can be seen performing intricate aerial maneuvers at dusk.
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Remi
Remi
2 months ago
Asian Glossy Starling
Kuala Tahan, Pahang
Spotted Asian Glossy Starling
Spotted Asian Glossy Starling
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Remi
Remi
3 months ago
Asian Glossy Starling
George Town, Pulau Pinang
Spotted Asian Glossy Starling
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Remi
Remi
3 months ago
Asian Glossy Starling
George Town, Pulau Pinang
Spotted Asian Glossy Starling
Spotted Asian Glossy Starling
+30
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