Javan Myna

Acridotheres javanicus Cabanis, 1851

Javan Myna, Acridotheres javanicus, is a starling found in Java and Bali, with introduced populations in many other places. It belongs to the family Sturnidae and was described by Cabanis in 1851. In its native range it is linked to cities and cultivated land. The bird is mainly black, with brownish-black wings, white under-tail coverts, a short forehead crest, yellow bill, legs and feet, and lemon-yellow eyes. In flight it shows a white wing bar and a white tail bar. Young birds are browner.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Sturnidae — Starlings, Rhabdornises

Breeding range

Oriental Region: Java and Bali (introduced widely elsewhere)