Common myna: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common myna lives – recorded in 62 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Acridotheres tristis
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	62 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, North America, Oceania
Mass	7.1 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Sturnidae

Where does the common myna live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common myna in 62 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, North America and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, Africa, Indonesia, Asia. In United Arab Emirates, Australia, Bahrain, Botswana, Cook Islands, Egypt, Fiji, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Comoros, Kuwait, Madagascar, Mauritius, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Oman, French Polynesia, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Seychelles, Singapore, Eswatini, Tajikistan, Turkey, Vanuatu, Samoa, Mayotte, South Africa, Zimbabwe it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

India
Australia (introduced)
Chinese Taipei
South Africa (introduced)
United States
New Zealand (introduced)
Thailand
Israel (introduced)
Sri Lanka
United Arab Emirates (introduced)
Nepal
Cambodia
Malaysia
Bangladesh
Madagascar (introduced)
Singapore (introduced)
Pakistan
Hong Kong
Palestine (introduced)
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Réunion
Bhutan
Fiji (introduced)
Oman (introduced)
Myanmar
Qatar (introduced)
Tajikistan (introduced)
Saudi Arabia (introduced)
Kazakhstan
Kuwait (introduced)
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Vietnam
Vanuatu (introduced)
Uzbekistan
French Polynesia (introduced)
Kyrgyzstan
Mauritius (introduced)
Seychelles (introduced)
Botswana (introduced)
Zimbabwe (introduced)
United States Minor Outlying Islands
China
Turkey (introduced)
New Caledonia (introduced)
Jordan (introduced)
Mozambique
Eswatini (introduced)
Indonesia (introduced)
Cook Islands (introduced)
Bahrain (introduced)
Lebanon
Afghanistan
Samoa (introduced)
Zambia
Mayotte (introduced)
Solomon Islands (introduced)
Namibia
American Samoa
Saint Helena
Egypt (introduced)
Comoros (introduced)
Lesotho

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a common myna?

Wikidata records the following for the common myna: mass 7.1 g (birth weight).

Is the common myna endangered?

The common myna’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common myna?

The common myna (Acridotheres tristis) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Sturnidae, genus Acridotheres. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common myna

The common myna or Indian myna (Acridotheres tristis), sometimes spelled mynah, is a bird in the family Sturnidae, native to Asia. An omnivorous open woodland bird with a strong territorial instinct, the common myna has adapted extremely well to urban environments.

The range of the common myna is increasing at such a rapid rate that in 2000 the IUCN Species Survival Commission declared it one of the world's most invasive species and one of only three birds listed among "100 of the World's Worst Invasive Species" that pose a threat to biodiversity, agriculture and human interests. In particular, the species poses a serious threat to the ecosystems of Australia, where it was named "The Most Important Pest/Problem" in 2008.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common myna (revision 1380659660), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q116667 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).