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Asian Glossy Starling
Aplonis panayensis
Main features: Medium (20cm), dark glossy green plumage which appears black in poor light; eyes red. Genders look alike.
Juvenile: Upper parts blackish brown; underparts whitish streaked black.
Call: Described as metallic ink when perched; noisy piping or ringing whistle in flight.
In flight: Direct and rapid, usually at tree-top height; wings small and triangular; tail short.
Status in Singapore: Very common resident throughout the island and North and South offshore islands.
World distribution: India to the Philippines and Sulawesi.
Classification: Family Sturnidae (Starlings, Mynas, Oxpeckers). World 148 species, Singapore 9 species of which 3 are introduced. |
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