Golden-crested myna
| Golden-crested myna | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Ampeliceps Blyth, 1842 |
| Species: | A. coronatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ampeliceps coronatus Blyth, 1842 | |
The golden-crested myna (Ampeliceps coronatus) is a species in the starling and myna family Sturnidae. It ranges from India to Vietnam and northern Malaysia, and has been introduced to the British Indian Ocean Territory. Its main habitat is subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest, but it is also found in heavily degraded former forest.[1]
References
- 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Ampeliceps coronatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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