Acridotheres fuscus fuscus

(Wagler, 1827)

Vernacular names
English : Jungle myna
French : Martin forestier

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Passeriformes
Family : Sturnidae
Notes : 3 other subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can reach 24 cm in length for a weight of 98 g. Plumage slaty grey on head, breat and belly. Wings have a dark brown tinge. Yellow eyes. Bicolored bill, grey with yellow tip. Yellow legs. Conspicuous grey tuft above bill base. Subspecies with longer and glossier crown hackles, and darker flanks.

Range and habitat
This subspecies occurs from India to Myanmar. Species also found in western India and Malaysia. Lives in forest edges, open woodlands, plantations up to 2000 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is locally abundant and generally quite common. It has been introduced in Taiwan and Pacific archipelagos. Locally treated as a pest.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation
Wild (Yangon, Myanmar)

 

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