Myna

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Created: Friday, 04 October 2024 03:05

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A1. 12 Jun 2022

FE 200-600/5.6-6.3 G

GM 600/4. 10 Sept 2022

Manfrotto Series 190

Berlebach Report 8013

GHFG1.  14 Dec 2021

WH-200II. 29 Jun 2024

Javan Myna

The most recognisable bird in Singapore. Uniformly black plumage with yellow eyes, bill and legs. White wing patches. Juveniles have slaty-grey plumage that is lighter than the adult birds. The bird is native to the islands of Java but has been introduced to many places in Southeast Asia.

Reference:  Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah

A6400, 25 Oct 2020

f6.3 1/500. @600mm, ISO 1000, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2

Woodlands Waterfront, 21 Apr 2023

f5.6 1/2500. ISO 3200, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1

TimMac@Kranji, 29 Feb 2024

f7.1 1/3200. ISO 1250, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1

Garden by the Bay MRT Station, 6 Jun 2023

f5.6 1/1600. ISO 6400, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1

Woodlands Waterfront, 2 Jul 2024

f5.6 1/2000. ISO 1600, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1

Woodlands Waterfront, 2 Jul 2024

f5.6 1/2000. ISO 1600, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1

Woodlands Waterfront, 12 Mar 2023

f5.6 1/2500. ISO 4000, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1

Woodlands Waterfront, 4 Nov 2023

f5.6 1/1600. ISO 4000, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1

Woodlands Road, 9 Dec 2023

f7.1 1/3200. ISO 1600, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1

Common Myna

The less abundent Myna in Singapore. The species has a combination of black head and yellow skin around the eye, the body plumage is brown with white wing patch. Sometimes seen with unfeathered heads when undergoing moulting. Native in Singapore but number is reduced with the better adapting Javan Myna.

Reference:  Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah

A7R4 APS-C mode, Gardens by the Bay, 8 Apr 2021

f8 1/1000. @600mm, ISO 400, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2

Garden by the Bay MRT Station, 6 Jun 2023

f5.6 1/2000. ISO 6400, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1