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Bank Myna
Latin Name:
Acridotheres ginginianus
Category:
Size:
23cm
Description:
Sexes alike. Similar to Common Myna but smaller; has bluishgrey neck, mantle and underparts; black head with orange-red wattle around the eye; orange-yellow bill; buff-orange tailtips and wing-patch. Usually observed in small, scattered groups around human habitation; bold and confiding; often seen along roadside restaurants picking out scraps.
Habitat:
human habitation, cultivation, grassland.
Food:
omnivorous; fruits, nectar, insects, kitchen scraps, refuse.
Distribution:
widespread resident in N and C India.
Call:
Call Description:
similar to Common Myna's but softer.
IUCN:
National Status:
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