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Acridotheres

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n.1.a genus of birds comprising the mynas.
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Noun1.Acridotheres - mynasAcridotheres - mynas                                
bird genus - a genus of birds
family Sturnidae, Sturnidae - Old World starlings
Acridotheres tristis, crested myna - dark brown crested bird of southeastern Asia


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Two of their targets in Samoa are the climbing vine Merremia peltata, and both the common Indian myna, Acridotheres trstis, and jungle myna, Acridotheres fuscus.
9,10) Based on research in European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)II and mynahs (Gracula religiosa religiosa and Acridotheres trisits trisits), (8) these birds appear to be susceptible to ISD because they are more efficient at absorbing iron from their diets and do not down-regulate iron absorption when iron replete.
 
 
 
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