Asian Glossy Starling
Aplonis panayensis(Scopoli, GA, 1786)
English (US) Asian Glossy Starling
The Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Sturnidae (Rhabdornis, Starlings, and Mynas) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Aplonis panayensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Asian Glossy Starling
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 14 subspecies for this species.
- Aplonis panayensis affinis
- Aplonis panayensis tytleri
- Aplonis panayensis albiris
- Aplonis panayensis strigata
- Aplonis panayensis altirostris
- Aplonis panayensis nesodramus
- Aplonis panayensis pachistorhina
- Aplonis panayensis enganensis
- Aplonis panayensis heterochlora
- Aplonis panayensis eustathis
- Aplonis panayensis alipodis
- Aplonis panayensis gusti
- Aplonis panayensis sanghirensis
- Aplonis panayensis panayensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Muscicapa panayensis
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
- Type locality
- [Philippines].
- Original description
- Deliciae Florae et Faunae Insubricae 2 p.96
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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