Description:

Fairly large, stocky myna with brown, black and white plumage. Brownish myna with yellow orbital skin, white wing patch and white tail-tip. Adult has glossy black on head and breast merging into maroon-brown of rest of body. Juvenile is duller, with brownish-black head and paler brown breast.

Distribution:

Uncommon summer visitor only limited to southern lower areas of Diamer district. Prefers open country, avoiding forest; dry open woodland, grasslands and cultivated areas mainly near villages, towns and cities; up to 1500m.

Behavior:

Forages on refuse dumps; collects discarded household scraps. Most foraging is done on ground, where open-bill probing used extensively; and runs or flies in pursuit of insects. Omnivorous, although insects often predominate in diet. Vertebrate food and carrion taken opportunistically. Plant food incorporates fruits and seeds of both wild and cultivated plants.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

Distribution Map of Common Myna in Gilgit-Baltistan (Status: )

Seasonal Occurrence of Common Myna

Resources:

Birds of Pakistan: Helm Field Guides (R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
The Birds of Pakistan (T. J. Roberts)
Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (C. Inskipp, R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide (P. Rasmussen & J. Anderton)
Birds of India: Collins Field Guide (N. Arlott)
Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (S. Ali & S. D. Ripley)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (https://www.hbw.com)
The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition
iNaturalist BoGB (inaturalist.org/projects/birds-of-gilgit-baltistan)
Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan (http://fb.me/birdsgb)

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