#1053 · 🐦 birds

Common Myna

🇳🇱 Treurmaina ·Acridotheres tristis

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in Europe, not in NL

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what is it?

The common myna/Indian mynah ( Acridotheres tristis ), sometimes spelled mynah , also sometimes known as "Indian myna", is a member of the family Sturnidae (starlings and mynas) native to Asia. An omnivorous open woodland bird with a strong territorial instinct, the myna has adapted extremely well to urban environments.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 72,617iNaturalist observations
weight 7.1 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

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

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
72,617 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 7 g.
Scientifically named in 1766 (260 years ago).