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观鸟笔记No.8！小八哥

Birdwatching Notes Day 8! Crested myna

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① Different tufts of feathers and eyes

② Different wings

* From afar, it looks like a common blackbird, but...

* From afar, it looks like a common blackbird, but...

* From afar, it looks like a common blackbird, but...

③ Posture and stride are different

③ Posture and stride are different

* Really good at vocal mimiry

Crested myna TN: aka the "Chinese starling"

Crested myna TN: aka the "Chinese starling"

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Birdwatching Notes No. 8

Common blackbird

Crested myna

Crested myna

Has a tuft

Doesn't have a tuft

Yellow iris, black pupil

Yellow rims, black eyes

Crested mynas have white spots

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Common blackbirds don't have white spots

Common blackbirds are smoother, preferring to walk in baby steps

Crested mynas are more slender and long

Walks one step at a time (More like the white-cheeked starling of the same biological family)

Walks one step at a time (More like the white-cheeked starling of the same biological family)

Nose hairs Hair tuft

Wise eyes

Strong and beautiful physique

*Chatter* *chatter*...

*Chatter* *chatter*...

Sometimes it'll bop its head while calling (or expand its tuft of hair)

A species in the family Sturnidae, genus Acridotheres. A full-black body with yellow eyes, legs, and beak. Its forehead has a prominent tuft of hair. Its wings have a white spot. Good at chirping and copying other birds' chirps. (However, keeping it in a cage is not legal.)

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