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Role of height in site selection for nesting in wooden nest boxes and natural sites by Indian Myna
Dr. Arvind Kumar
Abstract:
The Indian myna (Acridotheres tristis) are distribute all over India, also known as an Asian starling (family Sturnidae and order Passeriformes) that has become also established in many part of the world, out side of its native range due to accidental or deliberate introduction by humans. They nest were built in holes or cavity of walls, trees, wells, rocks, old building, under pass of highway and railway station etc. The experiment was started on 2nd March 2022 in which ten wooden box were placed at different heights (9 to 10 feet, 12 to 15 feet and 18 to 20 feet) in campus of government degree college B.B. Nagar, Bulandsahar, U.P., India. In this study area the total number of eggs laid were seventeen (17) in breeding month from March to July 2022 for a period of five months. It was observed that all the three nest box were placed on the wall of the ground floor, which were placed at a height of 9 to 10 feet, and these three nest boxes were 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 Indian myna. So Indian myna preferred this areas for selection of nesting site.