Unknown Spanish bird [pic] (1 Viewer)

maxfoto2003

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• Jun 29, 2003

• #1

Hello group

I captured a bird here in Spain and I wondered if anyone knows what kind of bird this is?

Thanks!

 

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Malvolio

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• Jun 29, 2003

• #2

This doesn't appear to be a species from Europe, in fact it looks very like a Vinous-breasted Starling (Sturnus burmannicus) which is a native of South east Asia. The only thing that looks wrong is the dark eye. This species is kept in captivity so a natural origin would seem unlikely.

MV

 

DJ Sideboard

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• Jun 29, 2003

• #3

Looks like some sort of Myna - escaped or feral.....great picture!

 

maxfoto2003

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• Jun 29, 2003

• #4

the bird was spotted ´free´ not in a cage or in a bird park or something. I am near Alicante at the moment. Don´t have any bird books ofcourse here :-( but liked the bird.

Thanks for looking and thinking about the bird

 

DJ Sideboard

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• Jun 29, 2003

• #5

I think MV is right (most have posted as I wrote!). Vinous-breasted Starling aka Jerdon's Mynah!

The only image on the web I could find is here: http://www.bird-stamps.org/images/stamps/laos/1435.jpg

Unfortunately on a stamp!