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Common Myna or Indian Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Photo by Saarbrigger
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

The IUCN declared this myna as one of the only three birds among the world's 100 worst invasive species.

Habitat:

Aqua Terr Zoo Vienna;
in the wilde: Southeast Asia, Madagascar, the Middle East, South Africa, Israel, North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and various oceanic islands, including a very prominent population in Hawaii. Typically found in open woodland, cultivation and around habitation(Wikipedia)

Notes:

The IUCN declared this myna as one of the only three birds among the world's 100 worst invasive species.

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Comments (4)

Thanks Kat, Atul and Nicole for the nice comments.
Beautiful photo, I love all the detail on the feathers!

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