Bird
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis · Sturnidae · Passeriformes
Best monthsJan–Feb · Decmost records
Records3,346,785in 57 countries
Most seen inIndia1,342,738 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Common Myna in brief
The common myna (Acridotheres tristis) is a bird of the Sturnidae family — species of bird.
Across the 57 countries we cover it has 3,346,785 published records, most of them from India, Australia and Taiwan. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, February and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
India1,342,738 records · best Feb, Jan
Australia850,390 records · best Jan, Oct
Taiwan275,854 records · best Apr, Mar
South Africa210,937 records · best Nov, Dec
Thailand114,291 records · best Feb, Jan
New Zealand110,584 records · best Nov, Jan
Israel109,171 records · best Jan, Apr
Sri Lanka57,282 records · best Dec, Jan
United Arab Emirates48,228 records · best Jan, Mar
Nepal31,698 records · best Dec, Nov
Cambodia21,802 records · best Feb, Jan
Malaysia19,760 records · best Mar, Aug
Bangladesh17,743 records · best Oct, Dec
Singapore14,856 records · best Dec, Jan
Madagascar14,821 records · best Nov, Oct
Pakistan9,776 records · best Mar, Oct
Palestine7,973 records · best Mar, Apr
Iran7,634 records · best May, Apr
Oman6,413 records · best Nov, Feb
Bhutan6,129 records · best Apr, Mar
Fiji5,731 records · best Sep, Oct
Qatar4,497 records · best Mar, Nov
Myanmar4,416 records · best Jan, Dec
Kazakhstan4,314 records · best May, Jun
Tajikistan4,085 records · best May, Apr
Uzbekistan3,805 records · best May, Apr
Saudi Arabia3,782 records · best Mar, Oct
Vietnam3,558 records · best Mar, Feb
Laos3,349 records · best May, Mar
Kuwait3,335 records · best Apr, Jan
Vanuatu3,060 records · best Nov, Oct
Kyrgyzstan2,968 records · best Jul, Jun
Mauritius2,967 records · best Nov, Oct
Seychelles2,908 records · best Nov, Oct
Botswana2,651 records · best Nov, Dec
Zimbabwe2,353 records · best Nov, Dec
Türkiye2,100 records · best Apr, Sep
Jordan1,505 records · best Apr, Mar
Mozambique1,331 records · best Nov, Apr
Eswatini1,080 records · best Jan, Nov
Bahrain741 records · best Nov, Apr
Afghanistan725 records · best Apr, May
Lebanon690 records · best Mar, Apr
Samoa642 records · best Jun, Aug
Solomon Islands478 records · best Nov, Jul
Egypt353 records · best Apr, May
Comoros271 records · best Nov, Oct
Lesotho233 records · best Feb, Nov
Maldives192 records · best Mar, Feb
Turkmenistan162 records · best May, Apr
Brunei149 records · best Dec, Jun
Tonga125 records · best Oct, Nov
Cuba66 records · best Oct, Jul
Iraq64 records · best Jan, Feb
Syria11 records · best Mar, Apr
Marshall Islands6 records · best Apr, May
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2 records · best Jan, Feb
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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