Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus)

Family
Sturnidae (Starlings)

Size
24.50 - 25 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Wagler, 1827)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. Also, arable land, plantations.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand.

Introduced to Fiji, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (29)...)

Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus) [XC736380]
by Frank Lambert from Nadi, Ba, Western Division, Fiji (uncertain, wing flaps in the water)

Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus) [XC368817]
by Kousheyo Bagchi from Sabeto Road, Western Division, Fiji (song)

Subspecies
Has been considered conspecific with Great Myna (Acridotheres grandis). Javan Myna (Acridotheres javanicus) and Pale-bellied Myna (Acridotheres cinereus) previously treated as subspecies.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

fuscus (Wagler, 1827) - Northern Pakistan east through Himalayan foothills to north-eastern India (Assam), southern in lower hills to Rajasthan and northern Orissa, and to Bangladesh. Also Myanmar (except north).
mahrattensis (Sykes, 1832) - Western India from Rajasthan south to Kerala, east to western Tamil Nadu.
fumidus Ripley, 1950 - Eastern Assam and Nagaland, in north-eastern India.
torquatus Davison, WR, 1892 - Malay Peninsula (except extreme south).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus) - 10 files

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