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Yellow-faced Myna
Mino dumontii (Lesson, RP, 1827)
Sturnidae — Starlings, Rhabdornises
Yellow-faced Myna, Mino dumontii, is a starling of New Guinea and the nearby Raja Ampat and Aru islands in Australasia. It belongs to the family Sturnidae and breeds in New Guinea and those island groups. It is known for its bright orange facial markings and beak, set against dark plumage with a metallic sheen. The long-tailed myna was once treated as part of this bird. The name honours Charles Dumont.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Sturnidae — Starlings, Rhabdornises
- Breeding range
- Australasia: Raja Ampat Is. (nw of New Guinea), Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea) and New Guinea
