Asian Glossy Starling vs Red Balau

Aplonis panayensis compared with Shorea carapae

Key Differences

• Asian Glossy Starling is Least Concern while Red Balau is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Glossy Starling	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Sturnidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Aplonis	Shorea
Species	Aplonis panayensis	Shorea carapae

Conservation Status

Asian Glossy Starling

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Glossy Starling	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Glossy Starling

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Taiwan, and United Kingdom.

Red Balau

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Asian Glossy Starling

The Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis) is a species in the genus Aplonis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Distributed across Norway, Taiwan, and United Kingdom.