90. Chestnut-tailed starling (ಬೂದುತಲೆ ಕಬ್ಬಕ್ಕಿ - Boodutale Kabbakki)

Chestnut-tailed starling (ಬೂದುತಲೆ ಕಬ್ಬಕ್ಕಿ - Boodutale Kabbakki) 

The chestnut-tailed starling (Sturnia malabarica)(Kannada Name: ಬೂದುತಲೆ ಕಬ್ಬಕ್ಕಿ - Boodutale Kabbakki), also called grey-headed starling and grey-headed myna is a member of the starling family.[2][3][4] It is a resident or partially migratory species found in wooded habitats in India and Southeast Asia. The species name is after the distribution of a former subspecies in the Malabar region. While the chestnut-tailed starling is a winter visitor to peninsular India, the closely related resident breeding population with a white head is now treated as a full species, the Malabar starling

Types of Starling or Myna found in Mysuru:

Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds. Their flight is strong and direct and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country. They eat insects and fruit. Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen.

• Common myna
• Brahminy starling
• Rosy starling
• Jungle myna
• Chestnut-tailed starling