Aplonis panayensis
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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. Wikipedia →
| # | 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 |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuching | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Davao City | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 3 | Cebu City | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 4 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Johor Bahru | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 7 | Kaohsiung | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 8 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 9 | Tainan | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 10 | Manila | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disney's Animal Kingdom | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Prague Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 4 | ZooParc de Beauval | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Zoo Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Chester Zoo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Ninoy Aquino Parks & Wildlife Center | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 8 | Gembira Loka Zoo | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 9 | Bandung Zoo | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Bird Paradise | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 11 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 12 | Vogelpark Avifauna | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 13 | Kuala Lumpur Bird Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 14 | Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 15 | Santillana Zoo | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 16 | Edward Youde Aviary | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | |
| 17 | Rákosův pavilon | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 18 | Velemlokárium | 🇨🇿 Czechia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Glossy Starling sighting in Taichung on a given day, based on 439 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 40th most-seen of the 121 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Glossy Starling in Taichung on a given day, against about 10% in January to July, the lowest months. That is one of Taichung's wettest months, with about 330 mm of rain against 40 mm in December.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Asian Glossy Starling sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
12th of 15
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Asian Glossy Starling sightings, Taichung ranks 12th at about 10%. The best odds are in Kuching (Malaysia, about 90%), Davao City (Philippines, about 90%) and Cebu City (Philippines, about 80%).
Same family: Sturnidae
The closest relatives of the Asian Glossy Starling that you can see in Taichung (family Sturnidae, Starlings) are Javan Myna (about 90%), Black-collared Starling (about 10%) and Chestnut-tailed Starling (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Asian Glossy Starling is recorded against all the birds logged in Taichung (439 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
