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Finch-billed Myna (Scissirostrum dubium)

Finch-billed Myna (Scissirostrum dubium)
Finch-billed Myna (Scissirostrum dubium)

About Finch-billed Myna (Scissirostrum dubium)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Perching Birds
  • Family: Starlings and Mynas

The grosbeak starling, also known as the grosbeak myna, finch-billed myna, or scissor-billed starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is monotypic in the genus Scissirostrum. It is endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia, where its natural habitat is tropical lowland, and sometimes subtropical montane, lightly wooded forest areas and wetlands. It is threatened in the wild by habitat loss, and by birds being captured for the cagebird trade.

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 2016-02-24

    Indonesia - Sensitive Species, Indonesia
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