Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Starlings :: Common Myna

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis

Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): Common Mynah, Indian Myna, House Myna
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Wailua, Kauai Island, Hawaii, USA - Apr 6, 2005 © William Hull  Wailua, Kauai Island, Hawaii, USA - Apr 6, 2005 © William Hull  Australia - Aug, 2000 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  India - Date unknown © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir, India - Date unknown © Dr. Bakshi Jehangir 
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Range

(1) Se. Iran, Afghanistan, s. Turkestan, Pakistan, India and se. Asia.
(2) Sri Lanka.
(3) Nepal, c. and n. Burma.
Introduced worldwide including many tropical islands, Arabia, South Africa, Madagascar, Seychelles, Comoro Is., Mascarene Is., e. Australia (s. Victoria, e. New South Wales and e. Queensland), New Zealand, Midway Is. and Hawaiian Is. from Kauai e.

Videos

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Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Hong Kong Birdwatching Society

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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