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Posted by SAURAV CHAKRABORTY on Mon Jun 21, 2021 10:42 am

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Common Name:- Asian Pied Starling
Scientific Name :- Gracupica Contra
Family:- Sturnidae
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
Status in India: Resident
Click @ Outskirts of Bolpur Santiniketan, West Bengal, India
The Asian Pied Starlings - also known as Pied Mynas are starlings found in South and Southeast Asia. Common to locally abundant in most of Indian Subcontinent range, uncommon in W; common to fairly common in SE Asia. They are locally known as Gursal, Ablak and Ablaki Maina. IUCN (2006) listed them recently as among “100 of the World’s Most Invasive Species”. They produce a wide repertoire of calls consisting of whistles, trills, buzzes, clicks and warbling notes. They make well known for their outstanding ability to mimic human speech and imitate tunes.

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by david fletcher on Mon Jun 21, 2021 12:40 pm
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Love this line up Saurav! Remarkable grouping. Like that the three are looking towards the one on the right.
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by Carol Clarke on Mon Jun 21, 2021 2:09 pm
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Great title for this wonderful line up Saurav! It looks like the 'boss' has the attention of the other three. Excellent!

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by Cynthia Crawford on Mon Jun 21, 2021 8:23 pm
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Very nice line-up- love the way the three are looking at the one-it would be fun to know what they are up to.
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