From Opus

Alternative name: Black-headed Mynah

Photo by obasanmi
Photo taken: bandhavgarh, India

Sturnus pagodarum

Temenuchus pagodarum

[edit] Identification

21cm. Grey upperparts, red-orange underparts, black crown, nape and crest, white underneath tail is, yellow wattles, bill and legs. Sexes similar. Juveniles lack crest, sooty brown head and are dulller.

[edit] Distribution

Sri Lanka to Afghanistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species which is sometimes placed in the genus Temenuchus.

[edit] Habitat

Dry forest, jungle and scrub.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes fruit and insects.

It nests in holes and 3-4 eggs are laid.

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