Many people can't tell the difference between wrens and mynas, today the little pet house will popularize the difference between wrens and myna, and say how to choose a good myna.
So let's first distinguish between the shape of the myna and the wren.
Brother Wren
The wren's body is black, the head and neck have a purple-black metallic luster, the eyes and head have short plush black feathers on the sides, and the feathers in the center of the head are hard and curly.
The adult has a well-developed beak , a grey-black forehead to the top of the head , orange flesh hanging and fleshy hem on the side of the head , exposed under the underside of the eyes , and coppery feathers covering the hind neck , shoulders , and inner wings of the upper body.
The chin, throat to the foreparts are purple-black, the forecootax is copper-green, the abdomen is bluish coppery, and the mid-ventral and subtail covert feathers have narrow white margins.
mynah
The whole body of the starling is dark black, the spear-like frontal feathers are extended into clusters at the base of the mouth, shaped like a crown, the top of the head to the back of the neck, the side of the head, the cheeks and ear feathers are spear-shaped, the velvet black has a blue-green metallic luster, and the rest of the upper body is embellished with a lilac brown, which is not as black and shiny as the head.
The wings are the same color as the dorsal, with the primary coverts and the base of the primary flight feathers white, forming a broad white wing spot that is more pronounced when flying. The tail feathers are black with white end spots except for the central pair of tail feathers. The underparts are dark greyish black , and the perianal and subtail coverts have white end spots.
The contrast between the Wren and the Myna
Body size: In the case of the same adult bird, the wren is larger, and the mynah is smaller than the wren.
Crown: The head of the mynah has spear-like frontal feathers that are extended into clusters and stand in the upper part of the mouth, but the wrens do not.
Head side: The wren's head side has orange flesh hangings and flesh around it, and the mynah does not. (The family myna has it, but the head's.)
Orange is not as much as wren brother, wren's orange color will continue until there is flesh hanging behind the head, and the family starling only has the eye circumference
It is orange in the surrounding and has no flesh sagging. ）
Mouth: The color of the mynah's mouth is bright yellow, and the wren's mouth color is orange.
Chirping: The wren's chirp is louder than that of the myna.
Speaking: Wren's speaking ability is stronger than that of myna, and his opening rate is also higher than that of myna, and his speech clarity is also clearer than that of myna.
Personality: The mynah is more active than the wren, and the mynah prefers to talk in front of strangers and loves to behave more.
Constitution: The incidence of wrens is higher than that of myna.
Price: Wrens are more expensive than mynas.
As the saying goes: "male birds learn bird song, female birds learn human language" Most of the people who choose to raise starlings are talking to the starlings to raise, so here the small pet house suggests that if you want a talking myna, please choose the mother bird.
How to identify the good and bad of the myna
First look at the feathers, the feathers of the myna cling to the body, the eyes are shining, the coat color is shiny, the bird is of high quality, the stupid head is stupid, and the bird with fluffy feathers is either an inferior bird or a sick bird.
Birds with yellow beaks and claws, white feathers on the tail, white feathers under the tail, and black and metallic luster are good birds.
The starling is more courageous, likes to sing, and when standing, he naturally stands up and spreads his wings, and the larger size than the starling is a high-quality bird.
Finally, the small pet house heard that the choice of myna, to have the best white hair, the best of the jade beak, the yellow foot, so belong to the high-quality birds, the small pet house believes that no matter what kind of birds to choose, the most important thing is the spirit of the birds, must be a healthy and lively bird.
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