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... Bald Common Mynas have previously been reported from India (Kasambe et al. 2010, Ali et al. 2013, Thailand in 2014 (http:// gumgig.blogspot.com/2014/04/bald-myna.html) and Singapore, by Wang Luan Keng in 2006 (http://besgroup. blogspot.com/2006/02/bald-headed-mynas.html). ...
... Such reports confirm that baldness in Common Myna is not uncommon, and no in-depth research has been done yet to investigate the cause. Several explanations have been suggested, from fighting to moulting, parasites (mites or lice), genetic disorders or nutrient deficiencies (Clark 2004, Kasambe et al. 2010, Ali et al. 2013). Further investigation is needed to determine the cause of baldness in mynas. ...
We observed a bald-headed Common Myna Acridotheres tristis, at 08h30 on 19 May 2018, at Jahangirnagar University campus, Dhaka, Bangladesh, in a flock of 18 foraging mynas. The head of the bird was totally bare, exposing yellow skin and having no feathers at all.
... Baldness in birds from India has reported in rose-ringed parakeets Psittacula krameri, common mynahs Acridotheres tristis (Kasambe et al., 2010;Ali et al., 2013;Reddy et al., 2013), and pied starlings Gracupica contra . Albinism has been reported in birds by various authors (Inglis, 1903;Dudgeon, 1904;Gurusami, 1992;Javed, 1992;Mahabal, 1991;Prasad, 2000;Sharma, 2003;Srinivasulu, 2004;Pande et al., 2005;Pawashe et al., 2006;Avizanda et al., 2010, Adimallaih et al., 2012and Surender et al., 2014. ...
... Albinism has been reported in birds by various authors (Inglis, 1903;Dudgeon, 1904;Gurusami, 1992;Javed, 1992;Mahabal, 1991;Prasad, 2000;Sharma, 2003;Srinivasulu, 2004;Pande et al., 2005;Pawashe et al., 2006;Avizanda et al., 2010, Adimallaih et al., 2012and Surender et al., 2014. Bill deformities have been reported in house crows Corvus splendens, large-billed crows C. macrorhynchos and yellow-billed blue magpies Urocissa flavirostris in India (Kasambe et al., 2010). Baldness could be caused by a range of factors including moulting, fighting, genetic problems or hormonal imbalance as featherless undersides were present besides the bald head and neck (Kasambe et al., 2010;Ali et al., 2013;Reddy et al., 2013). ...
... Bill deformities have been reported in house crows Corvus splendens, large-billed crows C. macrorhynchos and yellow-billed blue magpies Urocissa flavirostris in India (Kasambe et al., 2010). Baldness could be caused by a range of factors including moulting, fighting, genetic problems or hormonal imbalance as featherless undersides were present besides the bald head and neck (Kasambe et al., 2010;Ali et al., 2013;Reddy et al., 2013). Albinism can be derived for a number of causes aside from inheritance including genetic mutations, diet, living conditions, age, disease, or injury. ...
... Baldness in birds from India has reported in rose-ringed parakeets Psittacula krameri, common mynahs Acridotheres tristis (Kasambe et al., 2010;Ali et al., 2013;Reddy et al., 2013), and pied starlings Gracupica contra . Albinism has been reported in birds by various authors (Inglis, 1903;Dudgeon, 1904;Gurusami, 1992;Javed, 1992;Mahabal, 1991;Prasad, 2000;Sharma, 2003;Srinivasulu, 2004;Pande et al., 2005;Pawashe et al., 2006;Avizanda et al., 2010, Adimallaih et al., 2012and Surender et al., 2014. ...
... Albinism has been reported in birds by various authors (Inglis, 1903;Dudgeon, 1904;Gurusami, 1992;Javed, 1992;Mahabal, 1991;Prasad, 2000;Sharma, 2003;Srinivasulu, 2004;Pande et al., 2005;Pawashe et al., 2006;Avizanda et al., 2010, Adimallaih et al., 2012and Surender et al., 2014. Bill deformities have been reported in house crows Corvus splendens, large-billed crows C. macrorhynchos and yellow-billed blue magpies Urocissa flavirostris in India (Kasambe et al., 2010). Baldness could be caused by a range of factors including moulting, fighting, genetic problems or hormonal imbalance as featherless undersides were present besides the bald head and neck (Kasambe et al., 2010;Ali et al., 2013;Reddy et al., 2013). ...
... Bill deformities have been reported in house crows Corvus splendens, large-billed crows C. macrorhynchos and yellow-billed blue magpies Urocissa flavirostris in India (Kasambe et al., 2010). Baldness could be caused by a range of factors including moulting, fighting, genetic problems or hormonal imbalance as featherless undersides were present besides the bald head and neck (Kasambe et al., 2010;Ali et al., 2013;Reddy et al., 2013). Albinism can be derived for a number of causes aside from inheritance including genetic mutations, diet, living conditions, age, disease, or injury. ...
... This observation was made on during the project work entitled "Base line studies on flora & fauna of Sherepally area of Nalgonda district, Telangana-proposed site for uranium projects", funded by BRNS (Board of Research Nuclear sciences) Bombay. The sighting records available on baldness birds from India mostly in Rose-ringed Parakeets and Common Myna, reported from Sukhana Lake (Chandigar) Varsoli near Alibag (Maharashtra), Kandivali East and near Kille Gaothan Fort (Mumbai) [6]. Some reports on baldness Common Myna, in Tamil Nadu from Jambu Kandi (11.108°N 76.779°E) near Anaikatty, Coimbatore [7] and at Moyar village (11°36.220' ...
... The causing of baldness in the Rose-ringed Parakeet and Common Myna species could be a due to moulting, fighting, genetic problems or Corresponding Author:-Laxmi Narayana E-mail: narayana.laxmi8@gmail.com hormonal imbalance and nutritional deficiencies mites or lice as it had a featherless underside besides the bald head and neck [6][7][8]. Moreover this is the first report from Telangana, India on the bald head Pied staling, further research is needed to determine the exact causes of baldness in Pied starling and other bird species in India. ...
The Asian pied starling is a winter migrant species to Nalgonda district. In this paper we are reporting the bald Pied straling for the first time from India. This species was sighted near at Sherpally (Ganyathand) village area, Naldonda District, Telangana State.
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis is commonly seen flocking bird of urban habitats. The present paper presents an observation of a solitary bald Common Myna from Orchha Nature Reserve, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh.
