Great myna
Appearance
Great myna | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Sturnidae |
Genus: | Acridotheres |
Species: | A. grandis
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Binomial name | |
Acridotheres grandis Moore, F, 1858
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The great myna (Acridotheres grandis), also known as the white-vented myna, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Nepal and Northeast India, through Bangladesh to Southeast Asia.
Description
[edit]It is black with elongated forehead feathers, forming a frontal crest that may curl backwards. Its beak and feet are yellow. It has white from the vent to the tip of the tail and a white wing patch.
Images
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At Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India
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At Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India
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Great myna, Phu Quốc, Vietnam
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Acridotheres grandis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103871222A94268442. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103871222A94268442.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.