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Acridotheres tristis
The common mynah has a black head with a chocolate coloured body. But this one was bald.
Resident bird in a government housing estate which had many trees and open grounds.
This bird was NOT ILL or suffering from pesticide poisoning, as I first thought. It was healthy and happy and I saw it for at least 3-4 years. It found a mate and build a nest too...I could not study the chicks though, if any. Is this a common condition in birds? I saw a Common mynah in the process of becoming bald in Ghaziabad; but this one was an adult and bald when I first spotted it.
Spotted on Sep 18, 2012
Submitted on May 1, 2014
![salik [jungle myna ] Acridotheres fuscus.](https://lh4.ggpht.com/qDzPY_R83PjBXOJXxzlSzpqdb9GiAcWTY0PzdnjhQVVKGi60nnfKXTUsf22MpaBR8Q0dykAB-EU_6gK6aimD=s62-c)
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