Javan Myna

Description:

Several very similar Myna species co-exist and may interbreed at times. The White-vented Myna has a reddish eye, the Jungle Myna has a blueish base to the lower mandible with the rest of the bill being orange, the Javan Myna has a yellow eye and bill and the Crested Myna has an ivory (bone-coloured) bill. Differences in lighting can make orange bills appear yellow and/or yellow bills appear orange at times just to confuse things further. Some authorities no longer accept White-vented Myna as a species in it's own right, instead including it under Javan Myna. Clements calls it a Great Myna but in many areas where it has been introduced it is locally called White-vented Myna. See notes for more info on naming.

Habitat:

Landscaped green "lung" by airport.

Notes:

Acridotheres grandis Great Myna, White-vented Myna Acridotheres cristatellus Crested Myna Acridotheres javanicus Javan Myna, White-vented Myna Acridotheres cinereus Pale-bellied Myna Acridotheres fuscus Jungle Myna Acridotheres albocinctus Collared Myna Acridotheres ginginianus Bank Myna Acridotheres tristis Common Myna Acridotheres burmannicus Vinous-breasted Starling