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Great Myna
Acridotheres grandis Moore, F, 1858
≈25 cmLength99 gWeight
This black myna has a yellow bill, legs and feet, a forehead crest and white from the vent to the tail tip.
Busiest months: January–February · Most records: Thailand, Cambodia, India
How to identify
Field marks
- Black, with elongated forehead feathers forming a forecrest
- Yellow bill, legs and feet
- White from the vent to the tail tip
- White patches on the upperwing
Where and when it's recorded
Great Myna has been recorded at 329 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 12 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Benjakiti ParkThailand1,425 records
- Lat Krabang – Thap Yao paddies & aquaculture pondsThailand1,177 records
- Phutthamonthon ParkThailand1,102 records
More places
- Khon Kaen University – WTPThailand1,069 records
- Rot Fai ParkThailand1,056 records
- Chulalongkorn UniversityThailand931 records
- Pak Thale Nature ReserveThailand875 records
- Lumphini ParkThailand853 records
- Chiang Mai University – Mae Hia Agricultural CollegeThailand792 records
- Kaeng Krachan NP – Baan Maka Nature LodgeThailand765 records
Countries and regions with the most records
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 great myna (Acridotheres grandis), also known as the white-vented myna, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. Its range extends from Sikkim across Northeast India and Indochina.
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Questions
How big is the Great Myna?
The Great Myna is about ≈25 cm long and weighs around 99 g.
Where does the Great Myna live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: northeastern India through Southeast Asia. It is most often recorded in Thailand, Cambodia and India.
When is the best time to see the Great Myna?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January and February (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Great Myna endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Great Myna as Least Concern.
What does the Great Myna eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Great Myna in?
It belongs to the family Starlings, Rhabdornises (Sturnidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- ≈25 cm
- Weight
- 99 g
- Habitat
- Grassland
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Varied
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 135 mm
- Tail
- 77 mm
- Bill
- 26 mm
- Tarsus
- 36 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: northeastern India through Southeast Asia
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Starlings, Rhabdornises Sturnidae
- Genus
- Acridotheres
Other birds in the genus Acridotheres
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellus
Javan MynaAcridotheres javanicus
Pale-bellied MynaAcridotheres cinereus
Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus
Collared MynaAcridotheres albocinctus
Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianus
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Burmese MynaAcridotheres burmannicus
Vinous-breasted MynaAcridotheres leucocephalus
Black-winged MynaAcridotheres melanopterus
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