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Asian Pied Starling aka Pied Myna (Gracupica contra)

Identification: A trim black and white myna with orange orbital skin and deep yellow-orange bill and a black tail. The sexes are alike. The juvenile has a brown plumage unlike black in the adults.

Size: 23 cms.

Habitat: Damp grasslands, garbage dumps and sewage in urban areas.

Distribution: Widespread resident of India; Bangladesh

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Asian Pied Starling

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