Back to gallery

Grey-headed Myna - Male - Br plumage - Western Himalayas

P1310064 - Grey-headed Myna - Male - Size - 20 cm

# 318 - 01 Sep '18 - 21:45 (16:15 GMT)

 

Grey-headed Myna in breeding plumage - 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).

 

WONDERFUL FACTS - How many parts does a Spider have...

Spiders, unlike insects, have only two main body parts (tagmata) instead of three: a fused head and thorax (called a cephalothorax or prosoma) and an abdomen (also called an opisthosoma). 🐾

Happy birding 🐧

81,329 views
2,519 faves
362 comments
Uploaded on September 1, 2018
Taken on May 2, 2015