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Study of selection of site for nest construction by Brahminy Starling
Dr. Arvind Kumar
Abstract:
Brahminy myna also known as Brahminy Starling. The body colour is pale reddish – fawn plumage. The beak is yellow with a bluish base. In both the sexes black crest is present on head. In male the crest are more prominent than female crest. This species built nest in cavity or holes in tree or boughs, in wall or roof of house, rocks, old building, railway station and wells. The brahminy starling is a single breeding bird in a breeding season. In this study it was observed that construction of nests were completed from March to the end of the April of 2016 and average height for nesting was 12.5 feet. Generally eggs were observed from April to May of 2016. In this study it was observed that nesting materials were twigs of neem, gulmohar, dry grass and leaves of local region, piece of cloths, plastic or transparent polythene strips, metal wire, bird feathers etc found in their nest. Selection of nesting site were depend on many factors such as completely safe from predators, adequate amount of food and water, protected from storms and naturally conducive for the development of chicks or reproductive success of brahminy myna.
