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| − | [[Image:Crested_Myna.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Neil Fifer <br /> | + | [[Image:Crested_Myna.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Neil|Neil Fifer}} <br />[[Hong Kong]], November 2006]] |
;[[:Category:Acridotheres|Acridotheres]] cristatellus | ;[[:Category:Acridotheres|Acridotheres]] cristatellus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Medium large, with frontal crest, sexes similar. | + | Medium large, with frontal crest, sexes similar.<br /> |
| − | + | Largely black; basal half of primaries white showing large white patch in flight; tail and undertail coverts tipped white. Bill olive yellow to yellow; reddish at base of lower mandible; eye brown to dull yellow; legs yellow to yellow orange. | |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[China]], [[Taiwan]], and SE [[Asia]]; introduced into [[Borneo]] and the [[Philippines]]. | [[China]], [[Taiwan]], and SE [[Asia]]; introduced into [[Borneo]] and the [[Philippines]]. | ||
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Also introduced in Buenos Aires Province, [[Argentina]]. | Also introduced in Buenos Aires Province, [[Argentina]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | There are 3 subspecies. | + | [[Image:19005Crested Myna.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Karim+Madoya|Karim Madoya}}<br />Tuaran, [[Malaysia]], September 2006 ]] |
| + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
| + | There are 3 subspecies: | ||
| + | *''A. c. cristatellus'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern [[Myanmar]] to northern [[Indochina]], south-eastern and central [[China]] | ||
| + | *''A. c. brevipennis'': | ||
| + | :*Hainan (southern [[China]]) | ||
| + | *''A. c. formosanus'': | ||
| + | :*[[Taiwan]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Urban | + | Urban parks, gardens and harbours. Paddyfields and lowland forest edges. |
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| + | Race ''formosanus'' is now a shy bird of the mountain forests. Its former range did include the lowlands but it has been displaced by the introduced [[White-vented Myna]] (Acridotheres cinereus) | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
It is a colony nester which nests in cavities which the bird fills with sticks and vegetation. 4-7 glossy green blue eggs are laid and incubated by both sexes for 14 days; the young fledge 21 days later. | It is a colony nester which nests in cavities which the bird fills with sticks and vegetation. 4-7 glossy green blue eggs are laid and incubated by both sexes for 14 days; the young fledge 21 days later. | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
The diet includes insects, fruit, grains, eggs and young birds. | The diet includes insects, fruit, grains, eggs and young birds. | ||
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
Call varied and can imitate other species and sounds. | Call varied and can imitate other species and sounds. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | Whatbird | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#BF Member observations |
| + | #Whatbird | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Acridotheres+cristatellus}} | {{GSearch|Acridotheres+cristatellus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Acridotheres]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Acridotheres]] | ||
Revision as of 19:22, 20 March 2010
- Acridotheres cristatellus
Identification
Medium large, with frontal crest, sexes similar.
Largely black; basal half of primaries white showing large white patch in flight; tail and undertail coverts tipped white. Bill olive yellow to yellow; reddish at base of lower mandible; eye brown to dull yellow; legs yellow to yellow orange.
Distribution
China, Taiwan, and SE Asia; introduced into Borneo and the Philippines.
Also introduced in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 3 subspecies:
- A. c. cristatellus:
- A. c. brevipennis:
- Hainan (southern China)
- A. c. formosanus:
Habitat
Urban parks, gardens and harbours. Paddyfields and lowland forest edges.
Race formosanus is now a shy bird of the mountain forests. Its former range did include the lowlands but it has been displaced by the introduced White-vented Myna (Acridotheres cinereus)
Behaviour
Breeding
It is a colony nester which nests in cavities which the bird fills with sticks and vegetation. 4-7 glossy green blue eggs are laid and incubated by both sexes for 14 days; the young fledge 21 days later.
Diet
The diet includes insects, fruit, grains, eggs and young birds.
Vocalisation
Call varied and can imitate other species and sounds.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- BF Member observations
- Whatbird
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Crested Myna. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Crested_Myna
