Starlings, Rhabdornises
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis
The common myna/Indian mynah (Acridotheres tristis), sometimes spelled mynah, also sometimes known as "Indian myna", is a member of the family Sturnidae (starlings and mynas) native to Asia. An omnivorous open woodland bird with a strong territorial instinct, the myna has adapted extremely well to urban environments.
- Family
- Starlings, Rhabdornises
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Weight
- 116 g
- Habitat
- Human Modified
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Migration
- Partial migrant
- Countries recorded
- 72
Recorded in India, Australia, Taiwan, South Africa, United States, Thailand, New Zealand, Israel, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, Nepal, Cambodia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Singapore, Madagascar, Pakistan, Hong Kong, Palestine, Iran, RE, Oman, Bhutan, Fiji, Qatar, Myanmar, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Laos, Kuwait, Fr. Polynesia, Vanuatu, Kyrgyzstan, Mauritius, SC, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Turkey, New Caledonia, China, UM, Jordan, Mozambique, eSwatini, Indonesia, CK, Bahrain, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Samoa, Zambia, SH, Solomon Is., YT, Namibia, AS, Egypt, Comoros, Lesotho, MO, MV, IO, Turkmenistan, France, Philippines, Brunei, Netherlands, Japan, Tonga.
Where to see it: Buzurgzoda (Tajikistan); AF-Khost-Unnamed Road (Afghanistan); Rarotonga (Cook Islands); Port Vila waterfront (Vanuatu); Aéroport de Whitegrass (Vanuatu).
