Diet of Asian Glossy starling (aplonis panayensis) in Kuching city

• Main Author: Nursyafiqah, Binti Shazali.
• Format: Final Year Project Report
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) 2013
• Subjects: QL Zoology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/20059/8/Diet%20of%20Asian%20Glossy%20starling%20%28aplonis%20panayensis%29%20in%20Kuching%20city%20%28fulltext%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/20059/

The research was carried out to determine the diet of Asian Glossy Starling in Kuching City. A total of 51 fecal samples were analyzed. The results showed the diet of Asian Glossy Starling comprised of insects and plant parts. The insects are from the Order Hymenoptera only (70 individuals) whereas the plant parts comprised of figs (86%), Vitex sp. (2%) and unidentified plant materials (12%). The families of Hymenoptera identified in faeces samples are family Agaonidae (45 individuals), Formicidae (18 individuals), and Ormyridae (7 individuals). The rest is as unidentified insects (5 individuals). There significance differences in frequency occurrence of insects and fruits in the diet of starling. From the faecal analysis, the insects in the diet ofAsian Glossy Starling is mainly from the figs they have been eaten.