Showing posts with label White-vented Myna. Show all posts
Showing posts with label White-vented Myna. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

GREAT MYNA

Photographed near Phnom Penh, Cambodia, November 2023

 

(* 1025)                GREAT MYNA                       Acridotheres grandis

CAMBODIA                    54

It is found in Northeast India, through Bangladesh to Southeast Asia.

NOTE: Formerly treated as conspecific with White-vented Myna A cinereus.










Thursday, March 16, 2017

GREAT MYNA

Photographed in Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal, March 2017
1025.                GREAT MYNA                       Acridotheres grandis

NEPAL                 100

Found in cultivation and grassland. 25 cm. Rare, very local resident, has bred in Koshi area in east; recently colonised Nepal and may spread.

NOTE: Formerly treated as conspecific with White-vented Myna A cinereus.


Saturday, November 12, 2016

JAVAN MYNA

Photographed in Singapore November 2016
(see    816)                  JAVAN MYNA            Acridotheres javanicus

SINGAPORE         (1)

Also known as White-Vented Myna. 25 cm. Found in open country, along forest edges and in drier fields, often seen near urban villages, generally not settled in cities. Range: Indonesian endemic; Uncommon resident in Java and Bali only; introduced into other islands, such as Sumatra, Riau Islands and abroad to Singapore.




Sunday, October 9, 2016

JAVAN MYNA


(816)                  JAVAN MYNA            Acridotheres javanicus

INDONESIA (Bali)         (14)

Also known as White-Vented Myna. 25 cm. Found in open country, along forest edges and in drier fields, often seen near urban villages, generally not settled in cities. Range: Indonesian endemic; Uncommon resident in Java and Bali only; introduced into other islands, such as Sumatra, Riau Islands and abroad to Singapore.