Starlings (Sturnidae)
Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) - HBW 14, p. 735
French: Martin triste
German: Hirtenmaina
Spanish: Miná Común
Other common names: Indian/House Myna, Locust Starling
Taxonomy: Paradisea tristis Linnaeus, 1766, Philippines; error = India.
Races perhaps intergrade to some extent in SW India (Kerala). Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- tristis ( Linnaeus, 1766) - Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, S Kazakhstan and Tajikistan S to SE Iran, Afghanistan and almost entire Indian Subcontinent S from Himalayan foothills (except Sri Lanka), thence E to Myanmar, S China (Yunnan and Hainan), Thailand, Indochina, Malay Peninsula and Singapore.
- melanosternus Legge, 1879 - Sri Lanka.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two birds feeding on papaya and bananas, sharing the tree with a Jungle Myna at the biginning. Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (ssp tristis)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 3 years ago 46 sec 4.5 -
Two adults moving around goats, feeding and calling once. Locality Sippighat, South Andaman, Andaman Islands, Andaman and Nicobar (ssp tristis)
Josep del Hoyo 14 December 2009 3 years ago 31 sec 4.3 -
Two views of a bird eating the pulp of a papaya. Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (ssp tristis)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 3 years ago 40 sec 4.3 -
A bird drinking at the National Park's restaurant Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand (ssp tristis)
Josep del Hoyo 19 November 2004 7 years ago 35 sec 4.2 -
A bird in a tree looking around and flying away. Locality Farino, South Province, New Caledonia (ssp tristis)
Josep del Hoyo 23 October 2010 2 years ago 24 sec 4.2 -
feeding on bananas and coconut, and time for a little courtship Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (ssp tristis)
Martin Kennewell 14 December 2012 17 weeks ago 39 sec 4
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One bird perching
Locality Fatehpur Sikri, Agra District, Uttar Pradesh, India (ssp tristis)
Tomas Grim 26 November 2010 1 year ago 4.2 -
Adult
Locality Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA (United States)
Paul Cools 4 February 2009 28 weeks ago 4 -
A bird perched on a branch...
Locality Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Soumyadeep Chatterjee 97 3 April 2012 1 year ago 4 -
Rats with wings - feral common myna.
Locality Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 5 December 2011 1 year ago 4 -
In flight
Locality Al Wakrah Beach, Al Wakrah, Qatar
John A Thompson 27 September 2009 2 years ago 4 -
A bird on a branch.
Locality Smriti Van, Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
Mital Patel 31 March 2009 3 years ago 4
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Four different calls during breeding period Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 May 2006 3 years ago 4.7 -
A bird giving long chrping calls from a tree Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 November 2009 3 years ago 4.7 -
Different loud sweet calls Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 June 2006 3 years ago 4.5 -
Alarm calls by two birds. Locality Lamini, Taveuni, Fiji
Josep del Hoyo 26 August 2012 28 weeks ago 4 -
An individual singing on a urban ambience (another bird can be listened on the background). Locality Lamini, Taveuni, Fiji
Josep del Hoyo 26 August 2012 28 weeks ago 4 -
A flock roosting, mixed with Jungle Mynas. Locality Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Mandya District, Karnataka, India
(ssp tristis)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2009 3 years ago 4
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