Facts about Bank Myna :-
- Commonly found in road side, open fields, near water bodies, in gardens in Dwarka.
- It is smalller but similar in coloration to the Common Myna but differs in having a brick red bare skin behind the eye in place of yellow.
- It is greyer on the underside.
- They found in flocks.
- The name is derived from their habit of nesting almost exclusively near banks of river where they excavate holes and breed in large colonies.
- Bank myna feed on grain, insects and fruits. Like Common myna, they sometimes follow grazing animals picking up disturbed insects or even ticks on the animals.
- Bank myna generally breeds between May and August.
