NatureConservation.in

Abhinav Nature Conservation Origination

  • Home
  • Fauna
    • Arthropods
    • Amphibians
    • Reptiles
    • Birds
    • Mammals
  • Flora
    • Herbs
    • Shrubs
    • Trees
  • Environmental science
    • Laws
    • Fundamentals of Ecology and Environmental Science
    • Nature and Natural Resources
    • Ecosystem
    • Biodiversity
    • Environmental Pollution
    • Waste Treatment and Management
    • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
    • Environmental Education and Policy
    • Human population and Environment
    • Social issues and Environment
  • Conservation Strategies
  • Current Issues
  • Threats to Nature
    • News
You are here: Home / Fauna / Birds / Grey headed myna (Sturnia malabarica) complete detail – updated

Grey headed myna (Sturnia malabarica) complete detail – updated

March 22, 2020 by Vijay Choudhary Leave a Comment

Grey headed myna (Sturnia malabarica) complete detail – updated. Description of Grey headed myna (Sturnia malabarica) Chestnut-tailed starling. Classification of Grey headed myna. Habit and habitat of Grey headed myna. They prefer wooded habitats, light open forests, groves, cultivation areas, and urban gardens.
They also found near human habitation. They feed on various type of insects, figs, fruit, seeds, flower buds, and nectar. The swift, direct flight is typical of the Starling. They fly in tight flocks and often rapidly change directions with great synchrony. Grey headed Myna is a social bird, generally found in small groups………..
Crown, hind neck and sides of face are silver-grey, the feathers elongate and hackled, with pale shafts producing streaking. Wings are grey, with black primary coverts and brown secondaries. Head Silver-grey with streaked appearance. Eyes are grayish white. Under wing coverts are whitish grey. Tail is grey tipped chestnut, the extent of chestnut increasing towards the outer rectrices and the outer feather are entirely chestnut. Bill is yellow/orange at the tip, green in the middle and bluish at the base. Legs are brownish yellow or olive brown. Rump is orange brown. They has four fingers in foot and the color of foot is…………
Nesting and breeding season is between March to July. They builds nest in hole. Nest is a collection of twigs, rootlets and grass placed in a barbet – or woodpecker-hole in the stem of a tree. Eggs 3 to 5, pale blue in color.  Both sexes share in building the nest and care of the young, but the female alone is said to incubate.

4344

Click here to view State wise list of Indian state birds (symbols) – updated

Distinctive Identification

Size between 18 cm. to 22 cm. Weigh between 30 to 45 g., with greyish upper parts. Crown, hind neck and sides of face are silver-grey, the feathers elongate and hackled, with pale shafts producing streaking.

Breast, belly and vent are rich cinnamon, and the under tail coverts white. Back and wing coverts are grey, tinged brownish, and the rump orange brown.

Wings are grey, with black primary coverts and brown secondaries. Head Silver-grey with streaked appearance. Eyes are grayish white.

Under wing coverts are whitish grey. Tail is grey tipped chestnut, the extent of chestnut increasing towards the outer rectrices and the outer feather are entirely chestnut.

Bill is yellow/orange at the tip, green in the middle and bluish at the base. Legs are brownish yellow or olive brown. Rump is orange brown. They has four fingers in foot and the color of foot is greyish brown.

Both sexes are similar, but young ones have whitish underparts and just chestnut tips to the tail feathers.

4546

Classification 

Common Name – Grey headed myna / Chestnut-tailed starling

Zoological Name – Sturnia malabarica

Kingdom – Animalia

Phylum – Chordata

Class – Aves

Subclass – Neornithes

Order – Passeriformes

Family – Sturnidae

Genus – Sturnia

Conservational Status – Schedule – IV, according to wildlife (Protection) act, 1972 and classified as Least Concern (LC) by the IUCN.

Distribution

Found throughout India east and south of a line from Mount Abu to Dehra Dun, Assam, and Burma.

4748

Habit and habitat

Grey headed Myna inhabits open, thinly forested country and the neighborhood of forest cultivation. They prefer wooded habitats, light open forests, groves, cultivation areas, and urban gardens. They also found near human habitation.

They feed on various type of insects, figs, fruit, seeds, flower buds, and nectar. The swift, direct flight is typical of the Starling. They fly in tight flocks and often rapidly change directions with great synchrony.

Grey headed Myna is a social bird, generally found in small groups or in pairs. Occasionally found in large groups.

Click here to view State wise list of Indian state animals (symbols) – updated

Nesting and breeding season is between March to July. They builds a nest in hole.  Nest is a collection of twigs, rootlets and grass placed in a barbet- or woodpecker-hole in the stem of a tree.

Eggs 3 to 5, pale blue in color.  Both sexes share in building the nest and care of the young, but the female alone is said to incubate.

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)

Related

Filed Under: Birds

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published.

Recent Posts

  • Govind Pashu Vihar National Park complete detail – updated
  • Bank myna (Acridotheres ginginianus) complete detail – updated
  • Crested bunting (Melophus lathami) Yuvaraaj – complete detail
  • Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park – complete detail – updated
  • Deforestation and Its impacts on nature & natural resources

Categories

  • Amphibians
  • Arthropods
  • Biodiversity
  • Birds
  • Conservation Strategies
  • Current Issues
  • Environmental Education and Policy
  • Flora
  • Herbs
  • Laws
  • Mammals
  • Nature and Natural Resources
  • News
  • Shrubs
  • Social issues and Environment
  • Threats to Nature
  • Trees
  • Uncategorized

Fauna

Birds

Mammals

Flora

Herbs

Shrubs

Trees

Copyright © 2022 · Magazine Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

 

Loading Comments...