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Common Myna
Photograph copyright: Nickolay Tilcheff - all rights reserved. Used with permission.
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COMMON MYNA FACTS |
Description
The Common Myna is a brown bird with a black head. The bill and legs are yellow. It is one of the starling family. It is sometimes confused with the native Noisy Miner because of their similar names, but these are completely different species.
Other Names
Indian Myna, Mynah
Size
24cm
Habitat
Common in urban areas - parks and gardens.
Food
insects, fruit, vegetables, scraps
Breeding
Nests in holes in walls. Sometimes nest inside roofs of buildings. Also nest in tree hollows where they displace native birds. The nest is an untidy structure made of leaves, grass, feathers and other materials.
Range
along the east and south-east coasts of Australia
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Notes
Native to Asia. It was introduced to Australia around 1860.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Passeriformes | | Family: | Sturnidae | | Genus: | Acridotheres | | Species: | tristis | | Common Name: | Common Myna |
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