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Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)

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birds of Thailand
 · 2 years ago

Order: PASSERIFORMES
Family: STURNIDAE Starlings, Mynas
Scientific name: Acridotheres tristis
English name: Common Myna

Characteristic: "Size 20 cm. A medium-sized ,big -headed bird with slighly hooked beak and long tail; underpart reddish brown with gray patches present on crown, nape to upper back;a conspicuous black eye band; reddish brown wings with a small white patch at bases of primaries white is quite clearly visible in flight;underpart pale brown to almost white; tail long and black with outer feathers white. A male has black forehead, while a female has gray forehead; also with white lores lores and paler reddish brown wings and back"

Distribution: "Assam , southern China, Myanmar , Thailand ,Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam."

Habitat: "Dry dipterocarp foreest, scrub forest , open forest,open field, paddy field and other agricultural areas. In Sakaerat forest , it inhabits clearings and grass fields among the dry dipterocarp forest"

Habit: "Seen in Sakaerat area in early wintering months as a seasonal visitor;mostly a solitary hunter , perching quietly on branches and tops of bushes in the clearings, keeping its shap eyes on insects and small animals,such as frogs , small reptiles , that it will plunge down to catch on the ground. Its cup-shaped nest is usually placed in bushes or in small trees."

Status: "This shrike is both a resident and a non-breeding migrant, which is common in Sakaerat area , especially in clearings and grass fields in dry dipterocarp forest n winter . It is a protected wild animal according to local wildlife law."

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