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The IUCN declared the common myna as one of only three birds among the world's 100 worst invasive species [3] (the other two being the red-vented bulbul and the common starling). The French introduced it in the 18th century from Pondicherry to Mauritius with the aim of controlling insects, even levying a fine on anyone persecuting the bird. [ 39 ]
This species is widely distributed and locally common, and if adult stocks are safeguarded, it is able to multiply quickly. On a worldwide scale, the IUCN thus considers the common hill myna a Species of Least Concern. But in the 1990s, nearly 20,000 wild-caught birds, mostly adults and juveniles, were brought into trade each year.
The starling species familiar to most people in Europe and North America is the common starling, and throughout much of Asia and the Pacific, the common myna is indeed common. Starlings have strong feet, their flight is strong and direct, and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country, and they eat insects and fruit.
The Common Myna is also known to maintain up to two roosts simultaneously; a temporary summer roost close to a breeding site (where the entire local male community sleeps during the summer, the period of highest aggression), and a permanent all-year roost where the female broods and incubates overnight. Both male and female Common Mynas will ...
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. It is often known as "Selarang" and "Teck Meng" in Malay and Chinese respectively in Singapore, due to their high population there.
Mohican-Memorial State Forest – 4,192 acres (17 km 2); Ashland County; Perry State Forest – 4,567 acres (18 km 2); Perry County; Pike State Forest – 11,621 acres (47 km 2) Richland Furnace State Forest – 2,343 acres (9 km 2) Scioto Trail State Forest – 9,371 acres (38 km 2) Shade River State Forest – 2,601 acres (11 km 2); Meigs County
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Sycamore State Park is a 2,384-acre (965 ha) protected woodlands and public recreation park at 4675 N. Diamond Mill Road, in Trotwood, Ohio, United States. It is the only state park in Montgomery County, Ohio along Wolf Creek , a tributary of the Miami River, immediately west of Trotwood, east of Brookville, Ohio , and south of Clayton .