Burmese Myna (Acridotheres burmannicus)

Other Names (World)
Burmese Myna, Vinous-breasted Starling, Vinous-breasted Myna, Jerdon's Starling

Family
Sturnidae (Starlings)

Size
22 - 25.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Jerdon, 1862)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry grassland and shrubland, rural gardens.

Range (Guide)

Cambodia, China (mainland), Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.

Vagrant to Malaysia.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (18)...)

Vinous-breasted Starling (Acridotheres burmannicus) [XC303814]
by Kuan-Chieh (Chuck) Hung, Taiwanbirdguide.com from Natural Heritage Area Trang, Di\u00ean Kh\u00e1nh, Kh\u00e1nh H\u00f2a, Vietnam (call)

Vinous-breasted Starling (Acridotheres burmannicus) [XC303812]
by Kuan-Chieh (Chuck) Hung, Taiwanbirdguide.com from Natural Heritage Area Trang, Di\u00ean Kh\u00e1nh, Kh\u00e1nh H\u00f2a, Vietnam (call)

Subspecies
May form a superspecies with Black-winged Myna (Acridotheres melanopterus).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

burmannicus (Jerdon, 1862) - Myanmar and southern China (extreme south-western Yunnan).
leucocephalus Salvadori & Giglioli, 1870 - Thailand (except north-western and south), Cambodia, central and southern Laos and Vietnam (except north). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Vinous-breasted Myna (Acridotheres leucocephalus).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Burmese Myna (Acridotheres burmannicus) - 10 files

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