Asian Glossy Starling

Just like the mynar, Asian Glossy Starlings can be considered a pest bird because there are too many in the HDB estate.
I started to take interest in this bird when I noticed their colour changes in different light.
Asian Glossy Starling.
2021 Oct @ Punggol HDB Estate.
In the morning sun, it was blue.

Asian Glossy Starling.
2021 Sep @ Punggol HDB Estate.
In the evening sun, it was green.


These birds are just everywhere. Like what its name says, glossy.
Generally, I may mistaken it for the baby Asian Koel due to its red eyes.

Have a look nearer and you will see that the black feathers actually has a tint of green.
Feb 2020, I have sighted them in Punggol Waterway, most of the housing estates.
The above shot was taken in Singapore Botanical Garden in Feb 2020.



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