Stuffed yellow-faced myna

(Mino dumontii Lesson,1827)

A stuffed bird - yellow-faced myna (Mino dumontii Lesson,1827) was made by taxidermist Levterev Viktor Nikolayevich. This songbird belongs to the starling family. Its length can reach about 30 cm. It has bright yellow marks around its eyes which look similar to orange peel. Plumage is mostly black with metallic reflection. Tail is yellow with white feathers. Sharp beak and legs are bright orange. There is no sexual dimorphism among these birds.

Yellow-faced myna is endemic to New Guinea and can be found on small coastal islands. The bird does not inhabit areas on the southeast coast of the mainland. Typical habitats of the yellow-faced myna include tropical forests, wooded areas, partially cut areas, thickets and gallery forests that form a corridor along rivers or wetlands.

Sometimes these birds stay in small groups, but more often are seen in pairs. In rare cases they form quite large flocks of more than two hundred birds. The yellow-faced mynas usually move in the high tree canopy, feeding mainly on berries and fruits. They can also feed on small invertebrates.

This bird is nesting in hollows and cracks in trees high above the ground. The nests are made of twigs in which birds lay one or two pale blue eggs with gray and rusty specks. 

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