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Common Hill Myna
Gracula religiosa
10.0889, 77.0595
Field Notes
Description:
Black with bright yellow patches of naked skin and fleshy wattles on the side of its head and nape. Orange beak.
Habitat:
One of a flock seen on a cardamom estate in Munnar, Kerala. The many shade trees were night-time resting places and every evening we were witness to many avian quarrels over space an roosting rights.
Notes:
Wikipedia says..." many authors favor treating the Southern hill myna (G. indica) from the Nilgiris and elsewhere in the Western Ghats of India as a separate species.
This species is not just very vocal, it can mimic human speech well too.
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedDecember 30, 2016
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