Bird / Acridotheres tristis
Common Myna
Lowest risk
Native
The common myna or Indian myna, sometimes spelled mynah, is a member of 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.
- Range elevation
- 0 to 3,000 m
- Average elevation
- 1,500 m
- Range mass
- 82 to 143 g
- Range length
- 23 to 26 cm
- Range wingspan
- 120 to 142 mm
- Breeding interval
- Depending on geographical location, common mynas have been reported to breed anywhere from 1-3 times yearly.
- Breeding season
- In their native range, common mynas begin nesting in March and breeding lasts through September.
- Range eggs per season
- 4 to 5
- Range time to hatching
- 13 to 18 days
- Average time to hatching
- 13.9 days
- Range fledging age
- 22 to 24 days
- Average time to independence
- 1.5 months
- Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
- 1 years
- Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)
- 1 years
- Average lifespan
Status: wild - 4 years
- Average territory size
- 117.04 m^2
Lin, T. 2007. "Acridotheres tristis" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 10, 2020 at https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Acridotheres_tristis/
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