Tuesday 26 June 2018

Jungle Myna

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Sturnidae (Starlings)
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
林八哥 (lín bā-gē) / 丛林八哥 (cónglín bā-gē)

    Malay : Gembala-Kerbau Sawah Barat
    Japanese : モリハッカ (mori hakka)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 森八哥



    Size : 24 cm; 72–98 g

    Subspecies and Distribution
  • Acridotheres fuscus fuscus (Wagler, 1827)
    – N Pakistan E through Himalayan foothills to NE India (Assam), S in lower hills to Rajasthan and N Odisha, and to Bangladesh; also Myanmar (except N & E).
  • Acridotheres fuscus mahrattensis (Sykes, 1832)
    – W India from Rajasthan S to Kerala, E to W Tamil Nadu.
  • Acridotheres fuscus fumidus (Ripley, 1950)
    – E Assam and Nagaland, in NE India.
  • Acridotheres fuscus torquatus (W. R. Davison, 1892)
    – Malay Peninsula (except extreme S).
    Introduced (nominate race) in Fiji, Futuna, Samoa and Taiwan.


Date : 24 June 2018
Location : Hutan Paya Bakau Sungai Merbok, Sungai Batu, Daerah Kuala Muda, Kedah

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