Chestnut-tailed Starling
Sturnia malabarica
20.1538, 92.8578
Field Notes
Description:
Also known as Grey-headed Myna, this a medium sized starling of some 20 cm in length, with grey-brown back and black flight feathers. The underparts are whitish but tinged rufous; while the head is light grey with whitish streaking around the collar - indicating that this should be the subspecies S. m. nemoricola. Other recognisable traits are white irises and a blue-based yellow beak.
Habitat:
I've seen the pair of them on a hole in wall (of our hotel), likely constructing the nest, and chasing sparrows from the hole... Wooded area in a hotel garden right behind the town beach in Sittwe.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2018
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