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Yellow-faced Myna

Mino dumontii

Description:

The Yellow-faced Myna is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is found in New Guinea and nearby smaller islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It formerly included the Long-tailed Myna as a subspecies. One of the largest species of starling, this species attains 23 to 26 cm (9.1 to 10.2 in) in length and weighs around 217 g (7.7 oz). They are social and omnivorous. Their diet often consists of insects and fruit. Most individuals have dark plumage which has a metallic luster.

Habitat:

Jurong Bird Park

1 Species ID Suggestions

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago
Yellow-faced Myna
Mino dumontii Yellow-faced Myna


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2 Comments

marirs
marirs 10 years ago

Yes I agree!! They have almost about 300+ species.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bir...

Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

Jurong Bird Park has a lot of nice birds.

marirs
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marirs

Singapore, Singapore

Spotted on Oct 1, 2012
Submitted on Mar 25, 2014

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