Common Myna

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Foreshore, Black Rock, Melbourne, S Vic IMG_0235 20210807

Notes: Aka Indian Myna, or 'flying rat', is a major introduced pest. Glossy, black head & bright-
yellow legs, bill & yellow patch of naked skin below & behind eye. A large white patch on wing,
visible while at rest as a white streak on each side. White undertail-coverts. Found in open
woodland, cultivation and around habitation.

Range from eBird^©(last 10 years)

Foreshore, Cairns North, FNE Qld IMG_7821 20200421

Foreshore, Black Rock, Melbourne, S Vic IMG_2624 20230621 - showing white wing panels. CLICK for two, Cairns North,
FNE Qld 20210528.

Esplanade, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_3481 20200101 - CLICK for video.

Foreshore, Black Rock, Melbourne, S Vic IMG_0268 20210808 - CLICK for one on 20200101.

Esplanade, Cairns North, FNE Qld IMG_8607 20200430

Esplanade, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_5298 20260106 - juvenile (puffy gape, no tail, etc.) CLICK chick.

Muddy's Cafe, Esplanade, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_5891+5892 20240506

Esplanade, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_4496 20230727

Foreshore, Beaumaris, Melbourne, S Vic IMG_1645 20231228