Bird

Bank myna

Acridotheres ginginianus

हिन्दी: गंगा मैना

IUCN: Least Concern

Bank myna, grey with a black cap and orange skin around the eye

Scientific name: Acridotheres ginginianus
Hindi name: गंगा मैना
Family: Sturnidae, order Passeriformes
Group: Bird
Conservation status: Least Concern
Length: About 22 to 23 cm

The grey myna with orange 'spectacles'.

Spot it Bluish-grey with a black cap and bare brick-red to orange skin around the eye.
Home Towns, bus stands, fields and riverbanks.
Food web Eats insects, grain, fruit and scraps.
Why it matters Eats insects stirred up by cattle and ploughs.

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