Birds
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Long-crested Mynahs
Long-crested Mynahs, aka Ceram King Starlings, Ceram Mynas Long-crested Mynahs (Basilornis corythaix) are endemic to Indonesia. They are also known as Ceram (King) Starlings / Mynas, Seram (King) Starlings, or Long-crested…
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Southern Hill Mynas
The Southern Hill Mynas or Lesser Hill Myna (Gracula indica, formerly Gracula religiosa indica) belongs to the family of Starlings. This race found in the Western Ghats of India and…
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Asian Pied Starlings
The Asian Pied Starlings – also known as Pied Mynas (Gracupica contra formerly Sturnus contra) – are starlings found in South and Southeast Asia. They are locally known as Gursal,…
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Blue-naped Mousebirds
Blue-naped Mousebirds (Urocolius macrourus) – formerly also known as Blue-naped Colies (Colius macrourus) – are members of the African mousebird family. This family was named for their soft fluffy, mousy…
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White-rumped Munias
The White-rumped Munia (Lonchura striata) are tiny gregarious estrildid finches are related to the domesticated Society (Bengalese) finch, which is similar in appearance, but the white-rumped mannikins are smaller than…
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Nias Mynas
The Nias Mynas or Nias Hill Myna (Gracula robusta) is endemic to the island of Nias in South East Asia and other nearby islands off western Sumatra. The number of Nias…
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Toucan Facts
Tucana is a constellation in the southern sky. Several types of aircraft are named after the toucan. Many indigenous peoples consider toucans as conduits between the living and the…
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