Apo myna Apo myna The Apo myna ("Basilornis mirandus") is a species of starling in the starling family Sturnidae. The species is also known as the Mount Apo starling or the Mount Apo king starling. The specific name is Latin for wonderful or strange. It is endemic to Mindanao in the south Philippines. Its natural habitat tropical moist montane forests above . It is assumed that the species is non-migratory. The Apo myna is a long-tailed starling, long and weighing around . The plumage is mostly glossy black, except for the lower back which is white. The feathers on the head are
Mount Apo been generating 42.5 MW of clean and renewable energy for Davao since 2010. The first of two cascading plants, Sibulan A Hydro produces 16.5 MW and the water it utilizes is re-used in the Sibulan B Hydro to produce 26 MW. Sibulan A was completed and commissioned on December 26, 2010. Local residents who are mainly engaged in abaca and fruit farming have since benefited from the use of of farm-to-market roads which were developed as access to the plants. Six indigenous groups, the Manobos, Bagobo, Ubos, Atas, K’Iagans and Tagacaolo, live in the area of Mount Apo. They consider