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* Very dark brown eye | * Very dark brown eye | ||
* Orange-yellow legs | * Orange-yellow legs | ||
| − | Sexes similar | + | Sexes similar<br /> |
| + | Juveniles are mouse-brown, have a blackish eye and a slender and paler bill than adults. | ||
[[Image:Finch-billed_Myna.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|mehdhalaouate|mehdhalaouate}}<br />[[Sulawesi]], [[Indonesia]], June 2004]] | [[Image:Finch-billed_Myna.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|mehdhalaouate|mehdhalaouate}}<br />[[Sulawesi]], [[Indonesia]], June 2004]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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Widespread and common. | Widespread and common. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Forest edge, lightly wooded areas and plantations. Occurs from sea-level up to 1000m, occasionally higher. | Forest edge, lightly wooded areas and plantations. Occurs from sea-level up to 1000m, occasionally higher. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | A highly gregarious species, usually seen in flocks of up to 150 birds. Forages often together with [[Short-tailed Starling]]. | |
| − | A highly gregarious species, usually seen in flocks of up to 150 birds. Forages often together with [[Short-tailed Starling]]. | + | ====Diet==== |
| − | Breeding recorded in May. A [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monogamous]] species. Breeds in colonies with up to hundreds of nest. Bores a nest-hole in a dead wood, trees sometimes collapses as to many holes are made in one tree. Lays 2 eggs, in wild usually only one young produced per nest. | + | Feeds on fruit, seeds and insects. |
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | Breeding recorded in May. A [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monogamous]] species. Breeds in colonies with up to hundreds of nest. Bores a nest-hole in a dead wood, trees sometimes collapses as to many holes are made in one tree. Lays 2 eggs, in wild usually only one young produced per nest. | ||
| + | ====Movement==== | ||
A resident species with some local movements. | A resident species with some local movements. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#{{Ref-HBWVol14}} |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Scissirostrum+dubium}} | {{GSearch|Scissirostrum+dubium}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Scissirostrum]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Scissirostrum]] | ||
Revision as of 22:08, 15 September 2013
Alternative name: Grosbeak Starling
- Scissirostrum dubium
Identification
20cm. A smallish starling with a massive bill.
- Dark grey plumage, darker on wing and tail
- Massive orange-yellow bill
- Bright red waxy tips on stiff and elongated feathers on rump and uppertail-coverts
- Very dark brown eye
- Orange-yellow legs
Sexes similar
Juveniles are mouse-brown, have a blackish eye and a slender and paler bill than adults.
Distribution
Found on Sulawesi and some nearby islands (Bangka, Lembeh, Togian Islands, Buton and Banggai Islands) in Indonesia.
Widespread and common.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Forest edge, lightly wooded areas and plantations. Occurs from sea-level up to 1000m, occasionally higher.
Behaviour
A highly gregarious species, usually seen in flocks of up to 150 birds. Forages often together with Short-tailed Starling.
Diet
Feeds on fruit, seeds and insects.
Breeding
Breeding recorded in May. A monogamous species. Breeds in colonies with up to hundreds of nest. Bores a nest-hole in a dead wood, trees sometimes collapses as to many holes are made in one tree. Lays 2 eggs, in wild usually only one young produced per nest.
Movement
A resident species with some local movements.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2009. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553507
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Finch-billed Myna. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Finch-billed_Myna
