#0992 · 🐦 birds
Crested Myna
🇳🇱 Kuifmaina ·Acridotheres cristatellus
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- 1. © Frank Lin · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 2. © nanan · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 3. © Paul Dickson · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 4. © Helio Batista · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 5. © Ryan Yue Wah Chan · CC BY-NC 4.0
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- 8. © Charles Lam · CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The crested myna ( Acridotheres cristatellus ) is a species of starling native to southeastern China and Indochina. Unlike other similar mynas, its bill is dull whitish rather than orange-yellow.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- Spotted 1 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
- 10,797 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
- Not originally Dutch: it was introduced to the Netherlands.
fact sheet
- English
- Crested Myna
- Nederlands
- Kuifmaina
- scientific name
- Acridotheres cristatellus
- class
- Aves
- order
- Passeriformes
- family
- Sturnidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- in NL
- introduced
- sightings in NL
- 1
- sightings in Europe
- 737
- sightings worldwide
- 10,797
- GBIF records in NL
- 39
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1758
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Sturnidae
#0561 📷 10European Starling
🇳🇱 Spreeuw
Sturnus vulgaris
LC 👀 2.2k in NL
#0824 📷 10Rosy Starling
🇳🇱 Rose Spreeuw
Pastor roseus
LC 👀 17 in NL
#1053 📷 8Common Myna
🇳🇱 Treurmaina
Acridotheres tristis
LC 🌍 72.6k seen
#1466 📷 10Javan Myna
🇳🇱 Javaanse Maina
Acridotheres javanicus
VU 🌍 17.5k seen
#1119 📷 10Spotless Starling
🇳🇱 Zwarte Spreeuw
Sturnus unicolor
LC 🌍 17.5k seen
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 14872, Wikidata Q715819, GBIF 2489010, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.