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Grey-headed Starling - Female - Wesetern Himalayas ~1000m Alt

P1310088 - Grey-headed Starling - Size 20 cm

# 287 - 02 July '18 - 18:35 (13:05 GMT)

 

At - Barnighad - Uttarakhand - Western Himalayas - ~1000m (3280 ft) Altitude.

 

Chestnut-tailed Starling or Grey-headed Myna (Sturnia malabarica) is a member of the starling family of perching birds. It is a resident or partially migratory species found in wooded habitats in India and Southeast Asia.

The species name is after the distribution of a former subspecies in the Malabar region. This resident population has a white head and is often treated as a full species, the Malabar starling (Sturnia blythii).

 

DO YOU KNOW - Ruppell’s Griffon Vulture is the highest flying bird ever recorded. Flying at an altitude of 37000 ft.

 

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Uploaded on July 2, 2018
Taken on May 2, 2015