Birds of PBRC - | 台北市立動物園資訊網
ThemynahbirdsfoundinHawaiiareCommonMynahs(Acridotherestrististristis).ThesenativesofSouthAsiawereintroducedtoHawai`iin1865tocontrolan ...
The mynah birds found in Hawaii are Common Mynahs (Acridotheres tristis tristis). These natives of South Asia were introduced to Hawai`i in 1865 to control an infestation of army worms. There are more than a dozen mynah species, including the Hill Mynah (Gracula religiosa), a prized exotic bird known for its ability to imitate human speech. The Common Mynah is ubiquitous in Honolulu although relatively unappreciated by local residents as evidenced by its Hawaiian names: piha `ekelo (full of voice) and manu`aipilau (trash-eating bird).Those whose lives have been touched by mynahs would surely agree with the comments of the ornithologist, E. L. Caum:
"The mynah is a perky, self-confident, pugnacious, and noisy bird, in many of its actions and antics disconcertingly human. It is gregarious, and the large flocks that gather at roosting time are most noisy and quarrelsome. It is omnivorous in its tastes, eating house scraps, fruit, grain, insects, and grubs of all kinds...
Problems With Myna Birds in Hawaii | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Common myna | 台北市立動物園資訊網
common myna | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Native or Not? Hawaiian Birds Aren't Always What They Seem ... | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Birds of PBRC - | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Angry Birds Common Mynah | 台北市立動物園資訊網
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Pin on Birds of Hawaii | 台北市立動物園資訊網
【黑袖椋鳥】:椋鳥科;
體長23公分。整體羽色白色,翼及尾羽黑色,臉部裸露處黃色。成鳥有短羽冠。成對或小群活動,在開闊的地面如草地覓食。在樹上...
【白尾八哥】:椋鳥科;
體長25公分。身體幾乎是黑色,具有明顯的羽冠。嘴黃色。肛門處及尾端白色。飛行時可見初級飛羽基部處有一塊明顯的白斑。亞成...
【臺灣八哥】:椋鳥科;
漿果、種子、昆蟲動物名稱:臺灣八哥CrestedMyna所在區域:鳥園區保護類別:棲息地帶:臺灣:
【白頰椋鳥】:椋鳥科;
體長24公分。頭、頸側、喉及上胸黑色帶有光澤。耳羽白色。眼圈裸露皮膚橘紅色。上體黑褐色有青銅色光澤,腰及尾上覆羽白色。...
【臺灣八哥】:椋鳥科;
動物名稱:臺灣八哥CrestedMyna所在區域:鳥園區保護類別:棲息地帶::