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Acridotheres grandis
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).