Asian Glossy Starling
Aplonis panayensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySturnidae (Starlings)
- GenusAplonis (Pacific Starlings)
- SpeciesAplonis panayensis (Asian Glossy Starling)
Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park
Crested Myna
Acridotheres cristatellus
Javan Myna
Acridotheres javanicus
Bornean Treepie
Dendrocitta cinerascens
Indigo Flycatcher
Eumyias indigo
Yellow-breasted Warbler
Seicercus montis
Black-capped White-eye
Zosterops atricapilla
Temminck's Sunbird
Aethopyga temminckii
Mountain Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus trivirgatus
Bornean Whistler
Pachycephala hypoxantha
Chestnut-crested Yuhina
Staphida everetti
Bornean Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus borneensis
White-throated Fantail
Rhipidura albicollis
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Asian Glossy Starling in Kinabalu Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Asian Glossy Starling sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 32 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Asian Glossy Starling in Kinabalu Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Asian Glossy Starling in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.