Labuan Bird Park: Tiong Mas / Hill Myna

Tiong Mas / Hill Myna

English name : Hill Myna

Malay name : Tiong Mas

Latin name :

Family Group : Sturnidae/Myna

Length (cm) : 30

Habits : This bird is the lowland rain forest, The nests are made in holes in trees, often-dead ones, high up and difficult of access. The two or three eggs are greenish-blue blotched with brown. Breeding season is from February to May.

Distribution : From India to China and South East Asia.

1 comments:

Tabib said...: Hi Saifulrizan!

I haven't see this Hill myna in the wild or natural habitat yet. Maybe I have to climb some hill to see it :-)
Nice pictures, but you net to open up the aperture more to blur all that fence and cage at the background.
Best regards,
/tabib/.; April 24, 2008 2:09 AM

Introduction

The Labuan Bird Park can be found near the Chimney at Tanjung Kubong. This tranquil bird park is surrounded by a well-landscaped garden and walking paths. It has three large dome-shaped cages surrounded by beautiful trees and flowering plants. A slow, relaxing walk within the bird park is recommended if you wish to escape to a more peaceful surrounding where you can drink in the beauty and marvel at a large variety of tropical birds from around the region, under the same roof.

Labuan Bird Park is home to many species of Borneo birds only likely to be encountered by bird watchers in the deep forests of Borneo. But there are plans to collect a good percentage of the 580 species of birds found in Borneo’s diverse habitats, from mangroves along the coast to forests in the mountains, and increase the number of residents at this bird park. Unlike bird watching in the wild, here at the bird park, nature lovers and do some bird watching without the arduous treks in the jungle or any need to tow expensive equipment.

Labuan Bird Park on the northern end of Labuan island, accessible via Jalan Tanjung Kubong. For more information, please contact the Labuan Tourism Action Council office at 6087-4226622.

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Tiong Mas / Hill Myna

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Labuan Bird Park

Introduction

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