Saturday, January 14, 2012

Myna


Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) birds, in the starling family (Sturnidae), are very common in urban areas here on Oahu.  I snapped this photo in front of our local grocery store.  They were introduced from India in 1865 when Hawai'i was a unified kingdom.  In India mynas appear in classical Indian literature. Some mynas can talk as in this video. 

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