Jungle maina
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Jungle Maina ( Acridotheres fuscus ) |
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| ( Wagler , 1827) |
The jungle maina ( Acridotheres fuscus ) is a songbird from the starling family . It breeds in tropical Asia from India to Indonesia .
It becomes 23 cm long and has gray plumage. They can be found near bodies of water or in rice fields. It is omnivorous and feeds on fruits, grains and insects.
She is often kept as a cage bird.
literature
Sálim Ali, Dillon Ripley: Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan. Delhi 1987, Vol. V, pp. 183ff.
Web links
Commons : Jungle Maina ( Acridotheres fuscus ) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Videos, photos and sound recordings for Acridotheres fuscus in the Internet Bird Collection
- Acridotheres fuscus inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2013.