Ampeliceps coronatus Blyth, 1842 is a animal in the Sturnidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ampeliceps coronatus Blyth, 1842

Ampeliceps coronatus Blyth, 1842

Golden-crested myna (Ampeliceps coronatus) is a Sturnidae species native to South and Southeast Asia, introduced to the British Indian Ocean Territory.

Family
Genus
Ampeliceps
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Ampeliceps coronatus Blyth, 1842

The golden-crested myna, with the scientific name Ampeliceps coronatus, is a species that belongs to the starling and myna family Sturnidae. Its native range extends from north-eastern India across Indochina, and it has also been introduced to the British Indian Ocean Territory. Its primary natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and it can also be found growing in heavily degraded former forest.

Photo: (c) Wich’yanan (Jay) Limparungpatthanakij, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Wich’yanan (Jay) Limparungpatthanakij · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Sturnidae Ampeliceps

More from Sturnidae

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

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