Bastar Myna

Bastar Myna is the state bird of Chhattisgarh, a state in India. It is a type of the Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa Linnacus), and an accomplished mimic and talker, adept in imitating the human voice. It is a colourful bird, glossy pitch black with yellow legs, orange and yellow beak, bright yellow wattles on the head and a dash of white on the side wings. It is seen in pairs or noisy flocks in preferred locations in the forests and villages. For this reason, it has been traditionally prized as a cage-bird, resulting in it being hunted to the point of becoming an endangered species! Today, it is an offence to cage this bird.

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Bastar Palace, Bastard, Bastard wing, Bastardization, Bastardy, Bastet, Bastia