KNOWING Buffalo Starling, INTELLIGENT BIRD BOWL THEMES

Buffalo starling or in its scientific name is Acridotheres javanicus. and of course this bird is still in the same family as other starling species, which are from Sturnidae.

Oh yes, this bird has various names depending on your usual tastes, such as the Turtle Starling, Kerak Kebo, and Black Starling. However, in English this bird has the name Javan Myna.

This bird has a body size of approximately 25 cm. The male body is longer than the female.

Then, the body feathers are dark gray black, and the feathers on the tunggir, tail are white, and the feathers on the wings are a little white, and this bird has a short crest, and the beak is yellow.

The habitat of this bird is quite wide, friends, it can be found in rice fields, forests, plantations, rural areas, and even in urban areas. and usually build the Great Tree's Hole Nest.

This bird includes Diurnal Animals, in addition to Frugivores (Fruit Eaters). also eat insects (Insectivora).

The Unique Fact, Besides being an intelligent bird, is good at imitating various sounds, it also likes to perch on the back of a buffalo to look for fleas, resulting in a symbiotic mutualism. That's why this bird is better known as the Buffalo Starling.

Then, this bird's egg has a beautiful color, namely pale green blue. The color is similar to yak duck eggs, but more striking Buffalo Starling eggs.

Bro, what's the difference between the advantages of white-eyed and yellow-eyed Buffalo Starlings?

Yupps, just sharing a little experience, the White Eye Buffalo Starling is not very good at imitating variations in sound or singing like the Yellow Eye Buffalo Starling.

However, the advantage of the White Eyed Buffalo Starling is that it can imitate human voices, although it is not as loud and eloquent as a parrot.

Even so, it also depends on how Kicau Mania treats and trains the Buffalo Starling.

For the natural distribution of life, this bird can be found on the islands of Java and Bali, but can also be found in Southeast Asian countries, South China, to Bangladesh.

In Sumatra, this bird is an introduced bird. This is probably because the Pet Bird was accidentally released or separated from the cage.

Even though in Indonesia it is not a protected animal, the status of this bird population is Vunerable, because there is a declining trend in population in the wild.

Although now many are breeding this bird, hopefully one day it will not become extinct in the wild.

For the breeding season itself, usually around May to November, once laying 2 to 3 eggs. The incubation period is approximately 17 days. For its own lifetime, this bird can reach the age of 4 years in the wild, while 12 years in captivity if properly cared for.

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