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Great Myna

Starlings & Mynas

Photo: (c) Arthur Whiting, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY (May be cropped or resized)

Acridotheres grandis

Basic stats

Diet

Invertebrates (SoIB guild)

Habitat

Open habitat (SoIB)

Range

Sikkim across north-east India and Indochina

The great myna, also known as the white-vented myna, is a starling whose range extends from Sikkim across north-east India and Indochina. It is black with elongated forehead feathers forming a frontal crest that may curl backwards, with a yellow bill and feet, white from the vent to the tip of the tail and a white wing patch (Wikipedia, general species account).

The cached account gives no measurements, diet or breeding information. SoIB 2023 rates it a Low conservation priority, a resident of open habitat that eats invertebrates, with a Moderate range of about 108,000 km² and insufficient data on the long-term trend (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).

Quick answers

What does the Great Myna eat?
Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
What habitat does the Great Myna live in?
Open habitat (SoIB)
Where is the Great Myna found?
Sikkim across north-east India and Indochina
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