Starlings (Sturnidae)
Bank Myna (Acridotheres ginginianus) - HBW 14, p. 734
French: Martin des berges
German: Ufermaina
Spanish: Miná Ribereño
Taxonomy: Turdus ginginianus Latham, 1790, Nadia, West Bengal, India.
Monotypic.
Distribution: N Indian Subcontinent from NC & E Pakistan and Himalayan foothills E to S Nepal and W Assam, S to Sind, NC India (Gujarat, C Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal) and Bangladesh. Introduced to Japan and United Arab Emirates; also reported from Kuwait, Oman and Saudi Arabia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An individual perched on a buffalo, catching parasites. Locality Dasada, Surendranagar District, Gujarat, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 18 February 2011 1 year ago 35 sec 4.5 -
Bird near a cow. Locality Pushkar, Ajmer District, Rajasthan, India
4kvideo 19 November 2010 2 years ago 30 sec 4.4 -
A bird moving on a buffalo head, looking for food. Locality Dasada, Surendranagar District, Gujarat, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 18 February 2011 1 year ago 44 sec 4.2 -
Several birds preening on a wire, among several Rose-coloured Starlings. Locality Moti Virani, Kutch District, Gujarat, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 16 February 2011 1 year ago 17 sec 4 -
Two birds on the ground in a busy street. Locality Chambal River Lodge, Chambal River, Uttar Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 February 2008 4 years ago 11 sec 4 -
Juvenile calling for feed Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 2006 3 years ago 18 sec 3.8
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Most Bank Mynas are really inquisitive and can be readily approached
Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
Gerard Visser 6 November 2011 1 year ago 4.4 -
Dabla, Ahmadabad
Locality Gujarat, India
Subramanya_CK 13 January 2010 3 years ago 4.3 -
Bank Myna Breeding
Locality Gujarat, India
deomurari 18 May 2009 3 years ago 4.2 -
bank myna pair
Locality Kutch District, Gujarat, India
Jaysukh Parekh Suman 17 March 2012 1 year ago 4 -
on tubelight
Locality Bhavnagar District, Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 25 November 2012 23 weeks ago 3.8 -
An adult perched on a fence wire.
Locality Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India
Carmelo López 21 May 2010 2 years ago 3.8
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Calling near water Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 October 1983 3 years ago 4 -
Different calls Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 October 2009 3 years ago 4
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