An Asian glossy starling (Aplonis panayensis) was seen feeding on a ripe mango hanging from a mango tree. The same fruit has been eaten earlier by mynahs and orioles before […]
Wong Kais observed an Asian glossy starling (Aplonis panayensis) feeding on salam fruits (Syzygium polyanthum) on 22 October 2015. The salam tree has profuse fruits at different stages of ripening […]
Wong Kais was in the vicinity of Xishan School, Singapore when he heard a cacophony of the shrill calls of Asian glossy starlings (Aplonis panayensis). He observed a lot of […]
![StarlingAG-temple [AmarSingh] 4](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/StarlingAG-temple-AmarSingh-4-q8dge3a1bs9gfnd12fsr8ogye6oy7wr9a8g1qqoak0.jpg "StarlingAG-temple [AmarSingh] 4")
“I had an opportunity to watch some Asian Glossy Starlings (Aplonis panayensis strigata) nesting. “These birds are able to use a wide variety of locations for nesting – often under […]
![StarlingAG-garden fountain [yc]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/StarlingAG-garden-fountain-yc-q8dfltatq7jx5yfp6prsqbcr1w2fnphye9x702lnqo.jpg "StarlingAG-garden fountain [yc]")
Earlier I posted Asian Glossy Starlings (Aplonis panayensis) enjoying a garden fountain during hot days LINK 1 and LINK 2. These starlings flew regularly to the glass partition to await […]
![LorikeetR-GoldenPenda fl [yc]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/LorikeetR-GoldenPenda-fl-yc-q8dfbreymzsj031cvvcfkcoacjm4c8laoir98ji8a8.jpg "LorikeetR-GoldenPenda fl [yc]")
Regularly, Asian Glossy Starlings (Aplonis panayensis) would visit my neighbour’s garden fountain to enjoy the cool sprays LINK. They then would fly to the two Golden Penda (Xanthostemon chrysanthus) trees […]
MeiLin Khoo’s video below shows an Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis) taking small pecks from a ripe Syzygium aqueum fruit, commonly known as Water Apple, Rose Apple or Jambu Air. […]
My MacArthur Palm (Ptychosperma macarthurii) is fruiting again. I only noticed it during the late evening of 5th March 2018. The palm was bearing long bunches of ripening yellow and […]
Fronting my house is a clump of majestic old Lipstick Palms (Cyrtostachys renda), also known as Sealing-wax Palm and Pinang Rajah. This is a popular ornamental palm among the Chinese […]
“Asian Glossy Starlings (Aplonis panayensis strigata) are underrated birds, having interesting plumage. “The two images above and the one below are of two different juveniles showing the darker brown-red iris, […]
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