Male photographed on 4/15/2012 at CKS Memorial Hall, Taipei City
Male photographed on 4/23/2011 at CKS Memorial Hall, Taipei City
Subadult bird enjoying the fruits of cherry blossoms, photographed on 4/15/2012 at CKS Memorial Hall, Taipei City
Male video recorded on 4/23/2011 at CKS Memorial Hall, Taipei City
Subadult video recorded on 4/23/2011 at CKS Memorial Hall, Taipei City
Male and subadult video recorded on 4/23/2011 at CKS Memorial Hall, Taipei City
| Chinese name: | 菲律賓椋鳥 |
| English name: | Philippine Glossy Starling |
| Nickname: | |
| Scientific name: | Aplonis panayensis |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Species status: | Species |
| Conservation status: | Least Concern |
| Migration status: | Introduced bird in Taiwan |
| Frequency of appearance: | |
| Foods: | Seeds, fruits, insects |
| Habitat: | Grasslands |
| Altitude: | Low altitude |
| Behavior: | Appear in flocks |
| Characteristics: | General Characteristics: Red eye. For males, the whole body is black with shiny green reflection. For females, the body has green spots except the feathers and the tail, and the belly is milky white with green spots. |
| Breeding places: | Indonesia, Myanmar, South Indonesia, Philippines. |
| Migration destinations: | |
| Time photographed: | 4/23/2011, 4/15/2012 |
| Location found: | CKS Memorial Hall, Taipei City |
| Sources: | Internet |
| Notes: | Foreign species, imported into Taiwan, now have breeded in the wild, causing impact to local ecology |
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