Starlings, Rhabdornises

Crested Myna

Acridotheres cristatellus

The Crested Myna (Acridotheres cristatellus) is a 116 g grassland bird that eats a bit of everything. Some populations migrate.

Family

Starlings, Rhabdornises

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

116 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

11

Recorded in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Portugal, Philippines, Malaysia, Argentina, Canada, MO, Japan, Vietnam.

Where to see it: Po Toi (Hong Kong); Praia de Nossa Senora de Esperanca 龍環葡韻 (Macao); 台北華江IBA · 華江雁鴨公園(華江橋至中興橋)(Huajiang IBA · Huajiang Wild Duck Nature Park (Huajiang to Zhongxing Bridge)) (Taiwan); Tripa de Galina Creek, Bangkal, Makati City (Philippines); 渠口 (Macao).

Photo: (c) Marco Mussita, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist