Starlings (Sturnidae)

Black-winged Myna (Acridotheres melanopterus) - HBW 14, p. 736

French: Martin à ailes noires German: Schwarzflügelmaina Spanish: Miná Alinegro
Other common names: Black-winged/White-breasted Starling

Taxonomy: Gracula melanoptera Daudin, 1800, "Inde" = Western Java.
Sometimes placed in genus Sturnus, but appears behaviourally and vocally closer to present genus. May form a superspecies with A. burmannicus. Three subspecies currently recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

melanopterus ( Daudin, 1800) - Java (except SE part) and Madura I.
tricolor ( Horsfield, 1821) - SE Java (E of Tosari).
tertius ( E. J. O. Hartert, 1896) - Bali (including Nusa Penida) and Lombok.

Endangered

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4.2 Frontal view o... Bali (Indo..., Jun 2009

James Eaton
4 Adult(unusual ... Java (Indo..., Jun 2012

Khaleb Yordan
4 two birds of a... Java (Indo..., Oct 2012

Boas Emmanuel
3.6 Adult bird on ... Germany, Oct 2009

Tomasz Doroń
3 A bird singing. Germany, Mar 2008

Josep del Hoyo
2.7 Adult bird per... Java (Indo..., Jan 2010

Boas Emmanuel