Myna is a kind of bird, why is it named myna?

myna belongs to passerine sturnidae. The scientific name is thrush, and there are many aliases, such as thrush, Hangao, Huahua, thrush, etc. Myna is a common name, but this name has gradually replaced thrush, and it is often used even in very professional books on ornithology. Myna is a common resident bird in southern and southwestern provinces of China. Myna's feathers are not very gorgeous, but they are easy to raise, and they are good at imitating the songs of other birds, learning human language, and also imitating the horns. Their songs are sweet and melodious, and they are deeply loved by people.

First, the morphological characteristics

Myna is hermaphrodite, which is very difficult to distinguish. Myna is about 25 cm long, with black and shiny feathers and yellow mouth and feet. Forehead feathers stand like crowns. The wings have white wing spots, which are more obvious when flying. Looking from the bottom down, the left and right white lines form a figure of eight, hence the name myna. Myna's eyes, mouth and feet are all yellow with crested feathers, which is obvious from crows.

Second, living habits

Wild myna lives in mountains, plains and villages, and sometimes it can be seen in cities. In addition to the breeding season, they often move in groups, often inhabiting big trees or standing on the roof in rows. It is a typical particularity of myna to gather in high places in the morning, disperse activities after a noise, and gather in the same place the next day. At night, it often lives with starlings and crows. Myna began to nest and breed in late spring and early summer. The requirements for nesting are not high, and there is no certain place. Tree holes, eaves, cracks in houses, abandoned chimneys or other abandoned nests of birds can nest. The eggs are blue and very beautiful. Each nest lays 5-6 eggs and can breed 2-3 times a year, so the breeding period can be extended to hot summer. Myna's song is noisy and rhythmic, but it is very good at imitating other birds' songs, so its song is sometimes changeable.

myna is gentle and easy to get close to people, and rarely bumps into cages. After repairing the tongue, he can speak simple human language in representative theories, which is a great particularity of this bird. Myna eats omnivorous food, including locusts, earthworms, beetles, maggots, fruits of trees, plant seeds, etc., so it is easier to raise.