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26 October 2026

From ‘gentle’ and ‘graceful’ to the ‘cane toad of the sky’: How Australia turned on the common myna

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From ‘gentle’ and ‘graceful’ to the ‘cane toad of the sky’: How Australia turned on the common myna

Originally from South and Central Asia, the introduced species from the starling family is abundant, raucous and bold.

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