Asian glossy starling
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Aplonis panayensis

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. In the Philippines, it is known as kulansiyang, galansiyang, or kuling-dagat.

Asian glossy starling habitat map
Asian glossy starling
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References

1. Asian glossy starling Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_glossy_starling
2. Asian glossy starling on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22710550/94251159
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/610767

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