Asian Glossy Starling

Asian Glossy Starling is a starling 20 cm long weighing 50 to 60 g. Adults of both sexes have glossy black plumage and a bright red iris, and juveniles are blackish-brown above and heavily streaked below. The subspecies vary in the extent of the gloss and in bill size (Wikipedia, general species account). The species belongs to starling in the family Sturnidae. (Wikipedia, general species account).

Its recorded distribution includes Bangladesh, Brunei, north-eastern India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Cambodia and Thailand, and has been introduced to Taiwan. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and mangrove forest (Wikipedia, general species account). Its recorded distribution includes 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. (Wikipedia, general species account).