Wednesday, February 25, 2009

BLACK HEADED MYNA


Scientific name : Sturnus pagodarum

Local name : Goravanka

Habitat : Open deciduous forest and scrub jungle and near cultivation and
habitations.

Feeding : Chiefly berries , wild figs and insects , but it largly omnivorous.

Breeding : 3-4 eggs.

Nesting : May-July
Nest – a pad of grass, rags etc., in a hollow in a tree.

Feathers : Grey above , reddish fawn beliw, glossy black crown and long recumbent crest.

Egg colour : Pale blue.

Call : Several merry creaking or chattering notes .




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