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ACO · Monday 30th July 2012, 21:00

Since I do not know the species, I am not sure of what country to list in the subject line, but something is pointing to Australia for this one, but obviously not sure. Overall length 20-22 cm.

njlarsen · Monday 30th July 2012, 21:15

Immediate reaction without checking books is common mynah which is found as an escape in a lot of places (including OZ) but originating in Asia and India

Niels

ovenbird43 · Monday 30th July 2012, 22:56

Yes, Common Myna, native to India and SE Asia but introduced to various places including southern Florida, also (according to Feare and Craig's 1999 book "Starlings and Mynas") South Africa, New Zealand, and SE Australia.

gvca1 · Monday 30th July 2012, 23:30

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Originally Posted by ovenbird43

Yes, Common Myna, native to India and SE Asia but introduced to various places including southern Florida, also (according to Feare and Craig's 1999 book "Starlings and Mynas") South Africa, New Zealand, and SE Australia.

You can throw in Hawaii to that list, as well. They're about the most common bird you can see on the Big Island.

Jim

njlarsen · Tuesday 31st July 2012, 00:14

I have not been to Hawaii, but I have seen Common Myna in South Africa (two different towns), Florida (Miami), and Australia (both south-east and north-east (Vic and Qld).

Niels

chowchilla · Tuesday 31st July 2012, 03:10

There's an extermination programme underway in Cairns right now using trapping which was successful in getting rid of them in Canberra. Doesn't seem to have made much impact on numbers as yet...

MJB · Tuesday 31st July 2012, 13:24

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Originally Posted by ovenbird43

Yes, Common Myna, native to India and SE Asia but introduced to various places including southern Florida, also (according to Feare and Craig's 1999 book "Starlings and Mynas") South Africa, New Zealand, and SE Australia.

...and to Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean...

MJB

ACO · Tuesday 31st July 2012, 17:52

Thank you to all!

Bruce Ramsay · Wednesday 1st August 2012, 08:27

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Originally Posted by chowchilla

There's an extermination programme underway in Cairns right now using trapping which was successful in getting rid of them in Canberra. Doesn't seem to have made much impact on numbers as yet...

It didn't get rid of them in Canberra. Reduced their numbers somewhat in those areas where people did trap them. But in untrapped areas they remained ever-present. I left Canberra for Perth (where they are not present) 10 months ago and when I left the number around my area in the far southern suburbs was as high as it had ever been in the 10 years I lived at that location.

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ACO Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 51 Blog Entries: 1	Museum mount ID help needed-Australia? Since I do not know the species, I am not sure of what country to list in the subject line, but something is pointing to Australia for this one, but obviously not sure. Overall length 20-22 cm. Attached Thumbnails

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njlarsen Opus Editor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Portsmouth, Dominica Posts: 13,046	I have not been to Hawaii, but I have seen Common Myna in South Africa (two different towns), Florida (Miami), and Australia (both south-east and north-east (Vic and Qld). Niels __________________ Support bird conservation in the Caribbean: SCSCB
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chowchilla Down Under Birdo. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cairns, Australia. Posts: 2,776 My location	There's an extermination programme underway in Cairns right now using trapping which was successful in getting rid of them in Canberra. Doesn't seem to have made much impact on numbers as yet...

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