Common Myna

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Sturnus tristis

Male and female similar. Brown with a black head and throat, yellow bill and legs, bare yellow skin behind eye. Size 23-25 cm.

Details
Type
Bird
Group
Animals
Starlings and Mynas
Former Scientific Name
Acridotheres tristis
Other Common Names
Indian Myna
Biology

Breeds October-March. Pairs mate for life choosing walls and ceilings of buildings or hollow trees or dense foliage for their bulky nests.

Distinctive Markings

Distinctive brown bird with a yellow bill, legs and bare patch behind eye.

Taxonomy
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Sturnidae
Genus
Sturnus
Species
tristis
Native to Asia. Distributed through coastal eastern Australia.

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Common Mynas were introduced to Australia from Asia from the 1860s to control agricultural pests. They have spread from rural areas into urban areas and along roadsides.

Interesting Facts
Diet

Omnivore. Will scavenge on invertebrates, fruit and vegetables, scraps and fledgling sparrows.

Habitat

Urban areas, agricultural areas near towns.

Native Status
Introduced
Audio
Sounds
Whistles and harsh rattling "wheeoo" "carrarrk, carrarrk" "tseit-tseit".