"Myna bird" redirects here. For the bird commonly known as the 'myna bird' in aviculture, see Common hill myna.
This article is about the Asian bird. For the Australian bird, see Manorina. For the South American bird, see Geositta.
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. Find sources: "Myna" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR(June 2011)
Mynas are not a natural group;[1] instead, the term myna is used for any starling in the Indian subcontinent, regardless of their relationships. This range was colonized twice during the evolution of starlings, first by rather ancestral starlings related to the coleto and Aplonis lineages, and millions of years later by birds related to the common starling and wattled starling's ancestors. These two groups of mynas can be distinguished in the more terrestrial adaptions of the latter, which usually also have less glossy plumage, except on the heads, and longer tails. The Bali myna, which is critically endangered and nearly extinct in the wild, is highly distinctive.
Some mynas are considered talking birds, for their ability to reproduce sounds, including human speech, when in captivity.
Mynas are medium-sized passerines with strong feet. Their flight is strong and direct, and they are gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country, and they eat insects and fruit.
Plumage is typically dark, often brown, although some species have yellow head ornaments. Most species nest in holes.
Some species have become well known for their imitative skills; the common hill myna is one of these.
Speciesedit
The following are species of mynas. The coleto and the two Saroglossa starlings are included because of their position in the taxonomic list.
Zuccon, Dario; Cibois, Alice; Pasquet, Eric; Ericson, Per G. P. (2006). "Nuclear and mitochondrial sequence data reveal the major lineages of starlings, mynas and related taxa". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 41 (2): 333–344. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.05.007. PMID 16806992.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sturnidae.
Myna videos on the Internet Bird Collection
Recording of a Myna bird in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
February 16, 2024
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This article is about the bird For other uses see Myna disambiguation Myna bird redirects here For the bird commonly known as the myna bird in aviculture see Common hill myna This article is about the Asian bird For the Australian bird see Manorina For the South American bird see Geositta This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Myna news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2011 The mynas ˈ m aɪ n e also spelled mynah are a group of birds in the starling family Sturnidae This is a group of passerine birds which are native to Southern Asia especially Afghanistan India Pakistan Bangladesh Nepal and Sri Lanka Several species have been introduced to areas like North America Australia South Africa Fiji and New Zealand especially the common myna which is often regarded as an invasive species MynaCommon myna Acridotheres tristis Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder PasseriformesSuborder PasseriFamily SturnidaeMynas are not a natural group 1 instead the term myna is used for any starling in the Indian subcontinent regardless of their relationships This range was colonized twice during the evolution of starlings first by rather ancestral starlings related to the coleto and Aplonis lineages and millions of years later by birds related to the common starling and wattled starling s ancestors These two groups of mynas can be distinguished in the more terrestrial adaptions of the latter which usually also have less glossy plumage except on the heads and longer tails The Bali myna which is critically endangered and nearly extinct in the wild is highly distinctive Some mynas are considered talking birds for their ability to reproduce sounds including human speech when in captivity Myna is derived from the Hindi language maina which itself is derived from Sanskrit madana 2 3 Contents 1 Characteristics 2 Species 2 1 Jungle and hill mynas 2 2 True mynas 2 3 Gracupica mynas 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksCharacteristics editMynas are medium sized passerines with strong feet Their flight is strong and direct and they are gregarious Their preferred habitat is fairly open country and they eat insects and fruit Plumage is typically dark often brown although some species have yellow head ornaments Most species nest in holes Some species have become well known for their imitative skills the common hill myna is one of these Species editThe following are species of mynas The coleto and the two Saroglossa starlings are included because of their position in the taxonomic list Jungle and hill mynas edit Yellow faced myna Mino dumontii Golden myna Mino anais Long tailed myna Mino kreffti Sulawesi myna Basilornis celebensis Helmeted myna Basilornis galeatus Long crested myna Basilornis corythaix Apo myna Goodfellowia miranda White necked myna Streptocitta albicollis Bare eyed myna Streptocitta albertinae Fiery browed myna Enodes erythrophris Finch billed myna Scissirostrum dubium Golden crested myna Ampeliceps coronatus Common hill myna Gracula religiosa Southern hill myna Gracula indica Enggano hill myna Gracula enganensis Nias hill myna Gracula robusta Sri Lanka hill myna Gracula ptilogenys True mynas edit Great myna Acridotheres grandis Crested myna Acridotheres cristatellus Javan myna Acridotheres javanicus Pale bellied myna Acridotheres cinereus Jungle myna Acridotheres fuscus Collared myna Acridotheres albocinctus Bank myna Acridotheres ginginianus Common myna Acridotheres tristis Bali myna Leucopsar rothschildi Gracupica mynas edit Indian pied myna Gracupica contra Siamese pied myna Gracupica floweri Javan pied myna Gracupica jalla The following species are often included in the Acridotheres mynas Vinous breasted starling Acridotheres burmannicus Black winged starling Acridotheres melanopterus Red billed starling Spodiopsar sericeus White cheeked starling Spodiopsar cineraceusReferences edit Zuccon et al 2006 myna Collins English Dictionary Complete amp Unabridged 11th ed Retrieved November 22 2012 via CollinsDictionary com myna New Oxford American Dictionary Sources editZuccon Dario Cibois Alice Pasquet Eric Ericson Per G P 2006 Nuclear and mitochondrial sequence data reveal the major lineages of starlings mynas and related taxa Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 41 2 333 344 doi 10 1016 j ympev 2006 05 007 PMID 16806992 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sturnidae Myna videos on the Internet Bird Collection Recording of a Myna bird in Yogyakarta Indonesia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Myna amp oldid 1205111006, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
