A little about the Indian Myna

  • Native to the Indian sub-continent
  • Iran to Sri Lanka
  • member of Starling family
  • 12 cm tall
  • distinctive chocolate and black: yellow face skin, beak and legs: white wing patch
  • aggressive / territorial
    • but roost communally
  • opportunistic feeder
    • meat, food scraps, pet food, seed, berries, chicks
  • long lived
  • breeds Oct – March
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On the other hand, the Noisy Miner is a native bird...

Here's what it looks like - if you catch this one just let it go - please DON'T take it to the shed

The biggest difference is the obviously the colour - grey rather than brown.