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Common Myna or Indian Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Description:

The Common Myna is readily identified by the brown body, black hooded head and the bare yellow patch behind the eye. The bill and legs are bright yellow. There is a white patch on the outer primaries and the wing lining on the underside is white. The sexes are similar and birds are usually seen in pairs.[

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3 Comments

Ashok N Pulliyerengi
Ashok N Pulliyerengi 12 years ago

thanks sachin and satyen for the encouragement .... :):) i prefer going alone while shooting birds ....maybe that helps...

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Nice capture,

Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

Even the Common Myna seems to be an exotic bird. How do you manage to get such cool shots? If you don't mind sharing.

Spotted on Mar 3, 2012
Submitted on Mar 3, 2012

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