Starlings (Sturnidae)
Vinous-breasted Myna (Acridotheres burmannicus) - HBW 14, p. 736
French: Martin vineux
German: Burmamaina
Spanish: Miná Birmano
Other common names: Vinous-breasted Starling, Jerdon's Starling
Taxonomy: Sturnia burmannica Jerdon, 1862, Thayetmyo, south-west Myanmar.
Often placed in genus Sturnus, but appears behaviourally and vocally closer to present genus. May form a superspecies with A. melanopterus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- burmannicus ( Jerdon, 1862) - Myanmar and S China (extreme SW Yunnan).
- leucocephalus Giglioli & Salvadori, 1870 - Thailand (except NW & S), Cambodia, C & S Laos and Vietnam (except N).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two birds perched in a tree, calling and flying away. Locality Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area, Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia (ssp leucocephalus)
Josep del Hoyo 13 March 2011 37 weeks ago 23 sec 3.7 -
A perched bird, looking around. Locality Hotuyinlam Lake, Da Lat Plateau, Annam, Vietnam (ssp leucocephalus)
Josep del Hoyo 20 April 2008 3 years ago 29 sec 3.6 -
An individual moving in a tree. Locality Tmatboey, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (ssp leucocephalus)
Josep del Hoyo 7 March 2011 52 weeks ago 22 sec 3.3 -
A bird foraging close to the water. Locality Tmatboey, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (ssp leucocephalus)
Josep del Hoyo 7 March 2011 52 weeks ago 33 sec 3 -
A bird on a dead branch, preening. Locality Hotuyinlam Lake, Da Lat Plateau, Annam, Vietnam (ssp leucocephalus)
Josep del Hoyo 20 April 2008 3 years ago 31 sec 3
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Bird sat on the floor
Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore
Jonathan Beilby 1 January 2008 2 years ago 3
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Calls of two birds and finally alarm calls before flying away. Locality Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area, Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia
(ssp leucocephalus)
Josep del Hoyo 13 March 2011 37 weeks ago 4
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