Birds found in Sedgwick, North Harcourt and surrounding districts

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  • Common Myna

  • Sturnus tristis
  • Common Myna-image
  • The Common Myna is brown with a black head. It has a yellow bill, legs and bare eye skin. In flight it shows large white wing patches.

  • Photos link
  • http://www.graemechapman.com.au/library/viewphotos.php?c=341
  • Song link
  • http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/sites/www.birdsinbackyards.net/files/factsheets/audio/acridotheres-tristis.mp3
  • « Back to Catalog
  • Common Myna

  • Common Myna-image
  • The Common Myna is brown with a black head. It has a yellow bill, legs and bare eye skin. In flight it shows large white wing patches.

  • Formerly or also known as
  • Indian Myna(h)
  • Scientific name
  • Sturnus tristis
  • Acridotheres tristis
  • Former scientific name
    RAOU number
  • 998
  • Size
  • 23-25cm
  • Period in district
  • Song group
  • The whistlers
  • Song link
  • http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/sites/www.birdsinbackyards.net/files/factsheets/audio/acridotheres-tristis.mp3
  • Photos link
  • http://www.graemechapman.com.au/library/viewphotos.php?c=341
  • Description link
  • http://birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/common-myna