Starlings (Sturnidae)
Crested Myna (Acridotheres cristatellus) - HBW 14, p. 733
French: Martin huppé
German: Haubenmaina
Spanish: Miná Crestado
Other common names: Chinese Crested Myna, Chinese Jungle Myna, Tufted Myna, Chinese Starling
Taxonomy: Gracula cristatella Linnaeus, 1766, China.
Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cristatellus ( Linnaeus, 1766) - S & SE China (S from S Shaanxi).
- brevipennis E. J. O. Hartert, 1910 - C & S Laos and Vietnam (except S), and Hainan I (S China).
- formosanus ( E. J. O. Hartert, 1912) - Taiwan.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird eating bread in a city park Locality Hong Kong (ssp cristatellus)
Josep del Hoyo 28 April 2002 6 years ago 16 sec 4.4 -
Bird drying its plumage Locality Hong Kong (ssp cristellatus)
Desmond Allen 18 March 2008 22 weeks ago 36 sec 3.7 -
A juvenile Locality Penang, Peninsular Malaysia
Juan Sanabria 1 August 2010 2 years ago 42 sec 3.3 -
A pair at the nest entrance. Locality Parque del Sur, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
leoleiva 30 November 2010 1 year ago 55 sec 3 -
adult on river stone, preening and then flies Locality Balili, La Trinidad, Benguet Province, Luzon, Philippines
Sammy Paran 12 July 2012 44 weeks ago 14 sec 2.8
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Perched on tree.
Locality Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter, Hong Kong
Bob Thompson 27 February 2009 4 years ago 4.3 -
A Crested Myna perching on a cotton tree (bombax ceiba).
Locality Shouson Hill, Hong Kong
Terence S K LAI 16 April 2011 2 years ago 4.3 -
photo showing features of the front
Locality Lai Chi Kok Park, Hong Kong
Percy Tai 3 March 2010 3 years ago 4 -
photo showing features of the back
Locality Lai Chi Kok Park, Hong Kong
Percy Tai 3 April 2010 3 years ago 3.9 -
Joking on a cotton Tree (bombax ceiba)
Locality Shouson Hill, Hong Kong
Terence S K LAI 9 April 2011 2 years ago 3.8 -
Dos individuos en la entrada a un nido.
Locality Parque del Sur, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
leoleiva 13 November 2010 1 year ago 3.7
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flight calls Locality Dalupiri, Babuyan Islands, Philippines
Desmond Allen 1 April 2004 3 years ago 3.5 -
Adulto cantando en cercanías al nido. Locality Parque del Sur, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
leoleiva 7 December 2011 1 year ago 3
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