Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)

Other Names (World)
Common Myna, Myna, Mynah, Indian Myna, Calcutta Myna, House Myna, Tickbird, Tasmanian Starling, Locust Starling, Chocolate Bird, Chocolate Dollar-bird, White-wings, Thynne Bird, Flying Cane-toad

Family
Sturnidae (Starlings)

Size
23 - 27 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Derivation
Ac'-ri-do-thë-res - Gk, acris, acridos, locust; Gk, thergo, I hunt: tris'-tis - L., sad, sombre

Abundance (Guide)
LA - C

Locally common, sedentary and dispersive.

Habitat
Urban areas, agricultural and pastoral areas near towns, roadways.

Range (Guide)

Afghanistan (B) (NB), Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China (mainland), India, Iran [Islamic Republic of], Kazakhstan (B), Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore (B), Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam.

Vagrant to Russia (Central Asian), Russia (European).

Introduced to Australia (B), British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei Darussalam, Comoros, Cook Islands, Egypt, Hong Kong (China), Indonesia (B), Iraq (B) (NB), Kiribati, Kuwait (B), Kyrgyzstan (B), Lebanon, Madagascar, Maldives (B), Mauritius, New Caledonia (B), New Zealand, Oman (B), Qatar (B) (NB), R�union, Samoa, Seychelles, Solomon Islands (B), South Africa, St Helena (B), Tajikistan (B), Tonga, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, USA, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu (B), Zimbabwe.

Much of eastern Australia.

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
Secure.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Fruit and berries.

Voice
Creaky, growls and rattles. A mellow, liquid note uttered in flight. A harsh 'scairr' uttered in alarm.

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Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) [XC100286]
by Matthias Feuersenger from Baie Beau Vallon, Mahe, Seychelles, Seychelles (song)

Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) [XC369018]
by Viral Patel & Pankaj Maheria from Thattekad--The Hornbill Camp, Ernakulam County, Kerala, India (call)

Breeding Season (Guide)
Mainly October - March.

Nest
Composed of grass, twigs, straw, feathers and paper in a cavity of a building, tree-hollow or a bulky open structure in dense foliage.

Eggs (Guide)
3 - 6, usually 4 or 5; glossy, pale blue; oblong-oval; about 31 x 22 mm. Incubation: by female.

Young
Fledge in about 20 - 32 days. Fed by both sexes.

Subspecies
Subspecies perhaps intergrade to some extent in south-western India (Kerala).

Subspecies tristis, was introduced to urban mainland eastern Australia, from around Cairns, Qld, south to metropolitan Melbourne and Geelong, Vic., with outliers north to eastern Cape York Peninsula and islands in Torres Strait

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) - Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, southern Kazakhstan and Tajikistan south to south-eastern Iran, Afghanistan and almost entire Indian Subcontinent southern from Himalayan foothills (except Sri Lanka), thence east to Myanmar, southern China (Yunnan and Hainan), Thailand, Indochina, Malay Peninsula and Singapore.
melanosternus Legge, 1879 - Sri Lanka.

References
See References.

The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9

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