Bengali: ময়না, পাহাড়ি ময়না
Scientific Name: Gracula religiosa
Description: Glossy black myna with bright yellow head wattles. Also note bright candlewax-orange bill and white wing patches that are most apparent in flight.
Food: Generally an arboreal frugivore, but also includes nectar, insects, and lizards in its diet. Figs are eaten most frequently, followed by berries and seeds from a variety of trees and shrubs.
Habitat: Inhabiting most of the jungles, evergreen, and wet deciduous forests in its range.
Distribution: This starling family of birds found in southern Asia and introduced to Florida in the United States.
Distribution: This starling family of birds found in southern Asia and introduced to Florida in the United States.