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Species profile—Acridotheres tristis (common myna)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Sturnidae (Starlings and Mynahs) → Acridotheres tristis (common myna)

Photo of Acridotheres tristis (common myna) - Jones, K.,Ken Jones,2012

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Sturnidae (Starlings and Mynahs)
Scientific name
Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Common name
common myna
WildNet taxon ID
1314
Synonym(s)
Sturnus tristis
Alternate name(s)
Indian myna
common Indian myna
mynah
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Feral Animal
Species environment
Terrestrial

Other resources

Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
Atlas of Living Australia

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1314

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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