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Asian Glossy Starling

Aplonis panayensis

Photo by SeanWeekly
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These birds are considered one of the nosiest. The Asian Glossy Starling has a call like a short whistle when perched, and ringing or piping call when in flight. Like other birds in the Sturnidae family, they can mimic other sounds.

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Comments (2)
SeanWeekly
Thank you textless, they were on top of a lamppost, I shot this against a very bright sunny background and to my surprise these little guys still stood out with the blood red eyes
textless
Beautiful photo... the red eyes are really something.

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