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Sturnia Malabarica
The chestnut-tailed starling (''Sturnia malabarica''), also called grey-headed starling and grey-headed myna is a member of the starling family. 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. While the chestnut-tailed starling is a winter visitor to peninsular India, the closely related resident breeding population with a white head is now treated as a full species, the Malabar starling (''Sturnia blythii''). Taxonomy and distribution The lack of monophyly in the earlier starling genera has led to this species being placed variously under genus ''Sturnia'', ''Sturnus'' and ''Temenuchus'' in the past (Zuccon ''et al.'', 2006) and studies have suggested the reuse of an old name ''Temenuchus'' for members of this clade. Later studies have suggested placement in the genus ''Sturnia''. There are two subspecies of the chestnut-tailed starling: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satchari National Park
Satchari National Park ( bn, সাতছড়ি) is a national park in Habiganj District, Bangladesh. After the 1974 Wild Life Preservation Act, in 2005 Satchari National Park was built on of land. Literally 'Satchari' in Bengali language, Bengali means 'Seven Streams'. There are seven streams flowing in this jungle, and the name 'Satchari' came from there. Details The park is situated in Raghunandan hill, under Paikpara Union, Chunarughat Upazila, Habiganj District, under Sylhet region. It is from the capital city of Bangladesh, Dhaka. There are 9 tea gardens nearby. Satchari tea garden is on the West and Chaklapunji tea garden is on the East. Approximately 24 families of Tipra Tribe are living now (2007) in the Tipra village. Plants There are approximately 200 and more trees are in Satchari National Park. ''Shaal'' (''Shorea robusta''), ''Segun'' (''Tectona grandis''), Agar, ''Garjan'', ''Chapalish'', Arecaceae, Palm, ''Mehgani'', ''Krishnachur'', ''Dumur'' (''Ficus''), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
