The great myna (''Acridotheres grandis''), also known as the white-vented myna, is a species of
starling
Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Sturnidae. The Sturnidae are named for the genus '' Sturnus'', which in turn comes from the Latin word for starling, ''sturnus''. Many Asian species, particularly the larger ones, ...
in the family
Sturnidae. It is found in
Northeast India
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
to
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainlan ...
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Description
It is black with elongated forehead feathers, forming a frontal crest that may curl backwards. Its beak and feet are yellow. It has white from the vent to the tip of the tail and a white wing patch.
Images
File:Great Myna AMSM5693.jpg, At Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur to ...
File:Great Myna AMSM5656.jpg, At Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India
File:Sáo mỏ vàng.jpg, Great myna, Phu Quốc, Vietnam
References
great myna
Birds of Northeast India
Birds of Southeast Asia
great myna
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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