Great myna

Great myna
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Sturnidae
Genus:	Acridotheres
Species:	A. grandis
Binomial name
Acridotheres grandis Moore, F, 1858

The great myna (Acridotheres grandis), also known as the white-vented myna, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Nepal and Northeast India, through Bangladesh to Southeast Asia.

Description

It is black with elongated forehead feathers, forming a frontal crest that may curl backwards. Its beak and feet are yellow. It has white from the vent to the tip of the tail and a white wing patch.

Images

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  At Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal
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  At Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India
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  At Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India
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  Great myna, Phu Quốc, Vietnam

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Acridotheres grandis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T103871222A94268442. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103871222A94268442.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.