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 .
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
BLACK HEADED MYNA
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