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Aplonis panayensis
Basic stats
Diet
Fruit and insects
Habitat
Forest edge, mangroves, plantations and urban gardens
Range
Southeast Asia
Clutch size
2–3 eggs
Incubation period
About 13–14 days
Size
Small (19–24cm)
Wingspan
~35–39cm
Weight
~70–100g
A glossy green-black starling with striking bright red eyes, juveniles heavily streaked pale below before moulting into full adult plumage.
Common and conspicuous across lowland Borneo, gathering in noisy flocks at fruiting trees and roosting communally in large numbers at dusk.
