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| Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica malabarica
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| Photographer : | © Abhishek Mukherjee |
| Location : | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Date : |
March 2007 |
| English synonyms: | Chestnut-faced Starling, Malabar Starling (blythii), Blyth's Starling (blythii), Ashy-headed Starling, Ashy-headed Myna, Grey-headed Starling, Gray-headed Starling, Grey-headed Myna, Gray-headed Myna, Blyth’s White-headed Starling (blythii), Blyth’s White-headed Myna (blythii), Malabar White-headed Starling (blythii), Malabar White-headed Myna (blythii) |
| Bird Family : | Sturnini - Starlings & Mynas |
| Bird Group : | PASSERIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | I saw a pair of them near my apartment periodically returning to a particular branch for a quick rest. When they chose to do so, they would vociferously protest if a sparrow, tailor-bird or comparable neighbour already occupied that branch or tried to come nearby. I could not make out if they had a nest or were building one nearby. - AM |
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