Asian Glossy Starling Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Gracula religiosa
Family : Sturnidae
Order : Passeriformes
Class : Aves
Phylum : Chordata
Habitat : Evergreen forest
Description : The Asian Glossy Starling is a small-medium sized passerine that looks entirely glossy black (length 22 cm, wing 11 cm). In bright sunlight, its glossy plumage is remarkably iridescent, changing hues from green to purple depending on the angle of incident of light. Its irises are crimson and its bill, legs, feet and claws are black. The male and the female look alike. The juvenile is blackish brown above with a greenish gloss and buff-white below streaked with blackish-brown. Its irises are yellowish-white. It feeds on fruits, nectar and insects. It breeds in March-May.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Gracupica contra
(Brahminy Starling) -
Pastor roseus
(Purple-backed Starling) -
Agropsar sturninus
(Chestnut-cheeked Starling) -
Agropsar philippensis
(Asian Pied Starling) -
Acridotheres ginginianus
(Jungle Myna) -
Sturnus vulgaris
(Rosy Starling) -
Acridotheres fuscus
(Great (White-vented) Myna) -
Sturnia pagodarum
(Chestnut‑tailed Starling) -
Acridotheres tristis
(Common Myna) -
Sturnia malabarica
(Common Myna)
Species groups
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Bee-eaters -
Booby -
frigatebird -
phalarope -
tropicbird -
Martins and Swallows -
Crows, Drongos & allies -
Woodpeckers -
Eared Nightjars -
Ibises & Spoonbills -
Trogons -
Coucals -
Pelicans -
Darters -
Gulls -
Warblers and allies -
Flowerpeckers & Sunbirds -
Sparrows, Wagtails, Pipits a& allies -
moonbird -
Hawks & Eagles -
Snipes, Sandpipers, Plovers & allies -
Small Kingfishers -
Cisticola & Prinia -
Plovers & Lapwings -
Rails, Gallinules & Coots -
Tits -
Parrots -
Rosefinches and Buntings -
Bustards -
Grebes -
Pheasants & Partridges -
Old World flycatcher -
Starlings and Mynas -
Hornbills -
Buttonquails -
Rollers -
Bluebirds -
Crested Kingfishers -
Cormorants -
Pigeons and Doves -
Jacanas -
Typical Owl -
Finfoots &booby -
Flamingo -
Herons and Bitterns -
Treecreepers -
Nuthatch -
Barbets -
Treeswifts -
Swifts -
Crab-plovers, Coursers and Pratincoles -
Bulbuls -
Frogmouths -
Larks -
Storks -
Broadbills -
Thick-knees -
Painted-snipes -
Nightjars -
Barn-owls -
Large-billed Kingfishers -
Falcons -
Pittas -
Cranes -
Whistling-ducks -
Ducks, Geese & Swans -
Hoopoe
References:
description written by:Sharmin Rahman,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;Photo credit and copyright:MSH Sourav (TU Dresden, Germany);taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;more information, please contact us.
description written by:Sharmin Rahman,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;Photo credit and copyright:MSH Sourav (TU Dresden, Germany);taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;more information, please contact us.