Asian Glossy Starling
Aplonis panayensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilySturnidae (Starlings)
- GenusAplonis (Pacific Starlings)
- SpeciesAplonis panayensis (Asian Glossy Starling)
About the Asian Glossy Starling
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. It has also been introduced to Taiwan.
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.
The following subspecies are recognised by the International Ornithological Congress: 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... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Taman Negara National Park
Javan Myna
Acridotheres javanicus
Common Hill Myna
Gracula religiosa
Daurian Starling
Agropsar sturninus
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
White-vented Myna
Acridotheres grandis
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
White-rumped Shama
Copsychus malabaricus
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
Brown-cheeked Bulbul
Alophoixus bres
Red-eyed Bulbul
Pycnonotus brunneus
Chestnut-winged Babbler
Stachyris erythroptera
Asian Fairy-bluebird
Irena puella
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 | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 9 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 11 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Asian Glossy Starling in Taman Negara National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Asian Glossy Starling sighting in Taman Negara National Park, based on 201 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Asian Glossy Starling in Taman Negara National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Asian Glossy Starling in Taman Negara National Park in our monthly data.