Albino Javan Myna accepted by others of the species
Posted by BESG on 6 March 08, Thursday
Contributed by Subaraj Rajathurai
“On January 13th, 2008, John McGeehin, Shamla Subaraj and I spotted an albino Javan Myna (Acridotheres javanicus) at the main car park of Bukit Batok Nature Park.
“The time was about 5.30 pm and the bird was walking about a grass patch, searching for food. I managed to take a few photos. It was then that I noticed a “normal” Javan Myna foraging close-by. We observed the duo for a while and noticed that they were probably a pair as they kept fairly close to each other while walking around. Not too far away, another pair of “normal” Javan Mynas were also foraging in a similar fashion.
“Nearly a month later, on February 2nd, Huw Penry, Shamla Subaraj and I were about to leave the Bukit Batok car park, at 6.15 pm, when we noticed a flock of Javan Mynas flying across the road. With them was an albino myna, probably the same individual from early January.
“Although albino birds have been encountered from time to time, they usually seem to be on their own and not accepted by the others of their kind. As such, these observations were most interesting. Not only did this albino myna seems to have a normal mate, but it also seems to have been accepted by the rest as it was flying with the flock.”
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Comment by milt
Made Thursday, 13 of March , 2008 at 2:15 pm
Wow, that’s heartwarming to read. Yep this reminds me of a documentary I watched on SCV about albinos in nature recently. There was this account of a albino lion cub that was doted on by its pride and even though he was so much conspicuous than the others and therefore an unnecessary inconvenience to the others when it comes to hunting where concealment is paramount, it was still accepted by the pride. Eventually it grew up to be a majestic, regal looking male lion and even fathered its own young! That documentary brought tears to my eyes. :op
Comment by Serene
Made Sunday, 23 of March , 2008 at 12:13 am
I saw the Albino Javan Myna outside the Bukit Batok Nature Park when my bus pasted by in Jan.
