At last a better sighting of the Hill Mynas.
We were actually talking about them in the car and wishing they will show
up..........and indeed reaching the Deerland sighted them on this dead tree at
150 ft. For its size of a foot you can still manage some reasonable pictures
from a distance.....cropped of course.
The bird prefers the canopy and seldom come down low. Nests in unused holes of dead trees in lowland forest and fringe.
The local Malays call them Burung Tiong because it give loud call "tiong". It is a popular caged bird. Like parrots it can mimic other bird calls and human speech. Some say it a good "watchdog bird" if trained ....................
The bird prefers the canopy and seldom come down low. Nests in unused holes of dead trees in lowland forest and fringe.
The local Malays call them Burung Tiong because it give loud call "tiong". It is a popular caged bird. Like parrots it can mimic other bird calls and human speech. Some say it a good "watchdog bird" if trained ....................
Another good place to see it is in Pulau Tioman which is named after this bird
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