Common Mynah

The common mynah or Indian mynah - we call this 'shalik'. They are found all over the places, in cities and in rural areas. 


Wikipedia entry for details:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Myna


Photo: Abhijit Kar Gupta, Kolkata

Asian Pied Mynah (Pied Starling)

Asian Pied Mynah or Pied Starling: Scientific name, Gracupica contra. This is a very common bird in our locality. We can see them often on our terrace,  on our gardens, on the roadside, near garbage dumps and so on. You can see them in cities and as well as in the open fields in the rural areas. They are usually found in a small group.
They eat everything (omnivorous); insects, fruits, food grains, nectars, died animals, all sorts of scraps etc. In Bengal we call them 'Gobrey Shalik' or 'Guye Shalik' because of their food habits.
This photo is captured by Doro's friend Ujal (Subhomon).


Photo: Subhomon Supantha (Ujal), Kolkata
Location: Baguihati, Kolkata