chechechecheche* From afar, it looks like a common blackbird, but...* From afar, it looks like a common blackbird, but...* From afar, it looks like a common blackbird, but...① Different tufts of feathers and eyes② Different wings③ Posture and stride are different③ Posture and stride are different* Really good at vocal mimiryCrested mynaTN: aka the "Chinese starling"Crested mynaTN: aka the "Chinese starling"@GarlicaBirdwatching Notes No. 8Common blackbirdCrested mynaCrested mynaDoesn't have a tuftHas a tuftYellow iris,
black pupilYellow rims,
black eyesCrested mynas have white spotsCommon blackbirds don't have white spotsCommon blackbirds are smoother, preferring to walk in baby stepsCrested mynas are more slender and longWalks one step at a time
(More like the white-cheeked starling of the same biological family)Walks one step at a time
(More like the white-cheeked starling of the same biological family)Nose hairs Hair tuftWise eyesStrong and beautiful physique*Chatter* *chatter*...*Chatter* *chatter*...Yu↑↓Sometimes it'll bop its head while calling (or expand its tuft of hair)A species in the family Sturnidae, genus Acridotheres. A full-black body with yellow eyes, legs, and beak. Its forehead has a prominent tuft of hair. Its wings have a white spot. Good at chirping and copying other birds' chirps. (However, keeping it in a cage is not legal.)
* From afar, it looks like a common blackbird, but...
* From afar, it looks like a common blackbird, but...
* From afar, it looks like a common blackbird, but...
① Different tufts of feathers and eyes
② Different wings
③ Posture and stride are different
③ Posture and stride are different
* Really good at vocal mimiry
Crested mynaTN: aka the "Chinese starling"
Crested mynaTN: aka the "Chinese starling"
@Garlica
Birdwatching Notes No. 8
Common blackbird
Crested myna
Crested myna
Doesn't have a tuft
Has a tuft
Yellow iris,
black pupil
Yellow rims,
black eyes
Crested mynas have white spots
Common blackbirds don't have white spots
Common blackbirds are smoother, preferring to walk in baby steps
Crested mynas are more slender and long
Walks one step at a time
(More like the white-cheeked starling of the same biological family)
Walks one step at a time
(More like the white-cheeked starling of the same biological family)
Nose hairs Hair tuft
Wise eyes
Strong and beautiful physique
*Chatter* *chatter*...
*Chatter* *chatter*...
Yu↑↓
Sometimes it'll bop its head while calling (or expand its tuft of hair)
A species in the family Sturnidae, genus Acridotheres. A full-black body with yellow eyes, legs, and beak. Its forehead has a prominent tuft of hair. Its wings have a white spot. Good at chirping and copying other birds' chirps. (However, keeping it in a cage is not legal.)
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