Golden-crested Myna

Ampeliceps coronatus Blyth, 1842

≈23 cmLength88 gWeight

The only species in Ampeliceps, it mainly inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

Busiest months: February–March · Most records: Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia

Least Concern

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Golden-crested Myna has been recorded at 77 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 7 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Cat Tien NPVietnam458 records
Kaeng Krachan NP – km 9 vicinityThailand257 records
Kaeng Krachan NPThailand206 records

More places

Cat Tien National Park – HQVietnam193 records
Khao Yai NPThailand132 records
Kaeng Krachan NP – km 13 vicinityThailand78 records
Kaeng Krachan NP – Ban Krang CampgroundsThailand75 records
Seima Biodiversity Conservation AreaCambodia57 records
Cat Tien NP – Forest Floor LodgeVietnam55 records
Khao Yai NP – headquarters vicinityThailand49 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Thailand Vietnam Cambodia India Myanmar (Burma)China Bangladesh

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The golden-crested myna (Ampeliceps coronatus) is a species in the starling and myna family, Sturnidae. It is found from north-eastern India through Indochina and has been introduced to the British Indian Ocean Territory. Its main habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, but it is also found in heavily degraded former forest.

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