Acridotheres grandis Moore, 1858 is a animal in the Sturnidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Acridotheres grandis Moore, 1858

Acridotheres grandis Moore, 1858

Acridotheres grandis is a black bird with yellow beak and feet, and distinctive white patches on its body and wings.

Family
Genus
Acridotheres
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Acridotheres grandis Moore, 1858

Scientific name: Acridotheres grandis Moore, 1858

This species has primarily black plumage. It has elongated feathers on its forehead that form a frontal crest, which may curl backwards. Both its beak and feet are yellow. It has white plumage extending from the vent to the tip of the tail, and also has a distinct white patch on its wing.

Photo: (c) Dmitrii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Dmitrii · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Sturnidae Acridotheres

More from Sturnidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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