| Common Name : | Common myna, Indian myna, House myna. |
| Binomial Name : | Acridotheres tristis |
| Family : | Sturnidae |
| Bengali Name : | Shalik ( |
| Photo Taken : | Bangladesh |
Common myna is a very common bird from Bangladesh. It has other names such as Indian myna, House myna, etc. In Bengali we call this bird as Shalik (
Common myna (Acridotheres tristis) is a small to medium sized bird. Predominant color of the bird is brown, but the head and back of the tail is black. Under side of the tail, and part of the underside wing are white. Beak and the feet of the bird are yellow. This bird has yellow eyepatch behind the eyes. Both male and females are alike. They are often seen walking on ground instead of hopping.
A pair of Common myna perched on an electric wire.
Common myna (Acridotheres tristis) are not that much expert on making the nests. They just make a hunky-dory nest with whatever materials they find. Their nests are usually on the trees near human resident, or at the walls, or at tree holes. Female uses to lay 4-6 eggs. Common myna uses to make a pair for their life (assumed). Often seen foraging in a group (even with other myna species).
A Common myna on a Mahogany tree.
Common myna (Acridotheres tristis) birds are very adaptive and eat everything (omnivorous). That's why the number of the bird is increasing these days. Hence it is marked as one of the invasive birds of the world.
A Common myna basking.
A group of Common myna with a group of Asian pied starling.
Common myna foraging on grass.
Photos of Common myna (Acridotheres tristis) were taken from several places of Bangladesh during different times. This is a very common bird here in Bangladesh and seen everywhere during anytime of the year.
This article has written by Lonely Traveler,
for the blog http://icbird.blogspot.com/
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