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This is a group of passerine birds which are native to Iran and Southern Asia, especially Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Several species have been introduced to areas like North America , Australia , South Africa , Fiji and New Zealand , especially the common myna , which is often regarded as an invasive species .
Oriental magpie-robin, Copsychus saularis (Bangla: doel), the national bird of Bangladesh. Old World flycatchers are a large group of small passerine birds native to the Old World. They are mainly small arboreal insectivores. The appearance of these birds is highly varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls.
The genus name is from Latin graculus, an unknown bird sometimes identified as the western jackdaw. The specific epithet religiosa is from Latin religiosus meaning "sacred". [6] Seven subspecies are recognised: [7] G. r. peninsularis Whistler & Kinnear, 1933 – central east India; G. r. intermedia Hay, 1845 – north India to south China ...
In Sanskrit literature, the common myna has a number of names, most are descriptive of the appearance or behaviour of the bird. In addition to saarika, the names for the common myna include kalahapriya, which means "one who is fond of arguments" referring to the quarrelsome nature of this bird; chitranetra, meaning "picturesque eyes ...
Encompassing with hilly tracks, dales and valleys, numerous brooks and rivers, and many forests, Dantewada is home to many species of wildlife such as the tiger, leopard, deer, bison, etc. Two species characteristic to the area are the pahadi maina and the Wild Asian Water buffalo.
[2] [3] [4] Albin believed that "contra" was the Bengali word for this species, but this name was not known in the 19th century. [3] [5] Linnaeus specified the type locality as India but this was restricted to Calcutta by the British ornithologist E. C. Stuart Baker in 1921.
A young bird with the base of the mandible grey, Rajasthan It is a resident breeder in Nepal and India , a winter visitor to Sri Lanka and a summer visitor in parts of the western and northeastern Himalayas.
The bank myna (Acridotheres ginginianus) is a myna found in the northern parts of South Asia.It is smaller but similar in colouration to the common myna, only differing in having brick-red naked skin behind the eyes instead of yellow.