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Acridotheres tristis
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Identification

photo from Sydney, Australia. Range: SC Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and E Iran through mainland S Asia to W Malaysia and Indochina; introduced to Arabia, Caucasus area, E China, Australia, S Africa, islands in Indian and Pacific Oceans. Race melanosternus in Sri Lanka.

Introduced

Introduced to Australia in late1800s,also as established escaped cage birds in Europe,N Africa,Arabia.Abundant in Aust and is a pest as well as a competitor with native species,spreads alien pest plants.Status in its other new homes is unknown to me.

Originally posted by Dimitris

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