The myna (scientific name: Gracula religiosa) is larger in size, and its body is roughly black with violet-blue and copper-green metallic luster. It is characterized by orange-yellow wattles and scallops on the head and sides, and the males and females are similar. Good call, loud and clear, can imitate and emit a variety of melodic tones. Mostly in pairs, sometimes in groups. Mainly inhabits secondary forests, evergreen broad-leaved forests, deciduous, broad-leaved forests, bamboo forests and mixed forests in low hills and foothills. Often with starlings, starlings and other flocks foraging on fruit trees. It is especially common in forest margins and small open areas between forests. It is addicted to wild fruits and insects. The breeding season is from February to May, 1 to 2 times a year. Each nest lays 3 to 4 eggs, and the brooding eggs are mainly female birds, and the male birds have obvious nest protection phenomenon. Distributed in India, Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina and China. .

Distribution range

in Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam .

Regional Extinction: Bangladesh.

Introduced: Hong Kong, Macau, Puerto Rico.

Reproduction

The breeding season is April-June. Nests on trees, often in pairs or 2-3 pairs to breed on the same tree or adjacent trees. Nests are mostly selected in natural tree holes on dead or decaying trees. Old nests are often used, and small holes can be enlarged and the wood in the holes can be cleaned with their mouths. The nest is sometimes padded with withered leaves, feathers and snake Leather, sometimes without any padding. Each litter lays 2-3 eggs. 3 at most. Eggs are blue-green, sometimes spotted with dark chestnut or reddish-brown. Egg size was 33-38mm×24-26mm, with an average of 36.5mm×25.5mm.

Often gather in small groups of 3-5 animals, and in winter, gather in large groups of 10-20 animals. Social behavior is very strong, and if one member of the flock chirps, the other birds linger nearby for long periods of time. The calls are crisp, loud and tactful and changeable, and they are better at calling during breeding, often echoing each other. Versatile, and can imitate other bird calls and even learn simple human language.

Mainly feed on insects such as locusts, grasshoppers, termites, and also eat plant fruits and seeds such as figs and figs. Addicted to eating wild fruits. During the ripening period of fruit on fruit trees, especially figs or similar fleshy fruits, they are often accompanied by large flocks of other fruit-eating birds. Also eat insects, such as grasshoppers, termites and so on.

1. It is best to buy a three-week-old myn, which is not easy to die, and is not afraid of people, because after the bumpy road, the poor physique died early. Subtracting a few days on the train, it was about 2 weeks when the mynah was caught. It is the best time to recognize people, so you will not be afraid of people. And when choosing myna, try to jump with yellow feet and small earlobes (small earlobes are not necessarily female). The higher the birth, the better, the more warped the better, because the more warped, the smaller the ears, the smarter it is. Also, it should be noted that the one around the anus is clean, which shows that this myn has a good digestive system and is not easy to loose.

2. Both males and females have advantages. Females will not learn to speak in different ways, but their coat color is worse than that of males, but they are clear in their mouths. There is no trouble of screaming in the early morning, the male myna speaks louder than the mother's, the hair color is bright, the earlobe is big, and it is beautiful enough. The big one looks better than the mother's in the cage, but the barking is too annoying. Eat more, pull more. Males and females are similar in their ability to speak.

3. When picking the wren, slap the cage with your hands, don't jump, and have bright eyes, and then catch it, don't lose too much flesh on your body, Otherwise, it is easy to die,

4. Eat, don’t eat too much, 2 yuan per catty is enough, 2 egg yolks per week, don’t throw away the eggshell, put it with the egg yolk Feed them together, 4 cannonworms a day, and most importantly, an apple a day, 365 days a year without interruption, this is the most important factor to ensure coat color, other fruits such as raw pears, sweet pears, and ground pears are very good. good supplementary feed,

5. Take a bath. Mynae loves to be clean by nature. It is necessary to wash it once a day, so not only will the coat color be good, but also for the little mynae, it is easy to speak out. Young birds are not very good at bathing. You can try putting the cage in the bathtub. If it jumps around, try spraying water on it. After a while, it will slowly bathe in the water. The best way is to find A bird who can take a bath, preferably a myna, put the bird next to it and let it watch and learn, so that it can learn quickly.

6. To learn words, it is best to start at 6:00 in the morning, with a lady repeating a word, do not change it, and it is appropriate to be simple at the beginning, such as “ Hello”Wait, the girls' voices are higher and thinner, and the mynah sounds good after learning. Before teaching, hold the food it likes to eat next to it, beat the cage while talking, stop it from opening its mouth slowly, reward it with a bite, and form a conditioned response over time. Once again at 5 pm, you can learn the first sentence in about a week, but after learning it must be consolidated. It is not recommended to teach with tapes, because the birds taught by tapes will not be endorsed by the population. Mynah is especially easy to lose his mouth when molting. If he had learned before, he would have forgotten half of it. Don't hang my myna outdoors, it's easy to learn dirty mouth.

7. The myna should not be kept in the cage all the time, it should learn to play in the hands of people, so that it can develop in the direction of acrobatics, and can train it to pass the cage. Ability, it is also convenient to change the bath cage. [