Asian glossy starling
The Asian glossy starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Cambodia 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.
The following subspecies are recognised by the International Ornithological Congress:A. p. affinis – northeastern India, Bangladesh, southwestern MyanmarA. p. tytleri – Andaman and north Nicobar IslandsA. p. albiris Abdulali, 1967 – central and southern Nicobar IslandsA. p. strigata – Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, and west BorneoA. p. altirostris – Simeulue, Banyak Islands, and Nias IslandA. p. nesodramus – Babi IslandA. p. pachistorhina – Batu and Mentawai IslandsA. p. enganensis – Enggano IslandsA. p. heterochlora – Anambas and Natuna IslandsA. p. eustathis – east BorneoA. p. alipodis – Panjang, Maratua and Derawan IslandsA. p. gusti Stresemann, 1913 – BaliA. p. sanghirensis – Sangihe and Talaud IslandsA. p. panayensis – north Sulawesi and the Philippines