Common Myna, 2/21/2012

Common Mynas were originally imported into Taiwan from abroad, for entertainment purpose. But the Mynas are released to the wild, when their buyers get tired of them. Since Common Mynas breed very fast, they have swamped the habitats of Taiwan local Crested Mynas, posing threat to the existence of the Crested Mynas.

















Common Myna video, recorded on 5/9/2011, at Wenshan District, Taipei City



Common Myna baby bird video, recorded on 6/5/2011, at Guandu, Taipei City

Chinese name:	家八哥
English name:	Common Myna
Nickname:
Scientific name:	Acridotheres tristis
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Sturnidae
Species status:	Species
Conservation status:	Least Concern
Migration status:	Introduced bird in Taiwan
Frequency of appearance:	Uncommon in Taiwan
Foods:	Seeds, fruits, insects
Habitat:	Grasslands, residential area
Altitude:	Low altitude
Behavior:	Appear in flocks
Characteristics:	General Characteristics: Body is mostly dark brown, head and neck are black, bill and a small skin portion behind the eye are yellow, tail is black but the end of the tail is white, undertail coverts are white.
Breeding places:	Afghanistan, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Malay peninsula and China.
Migration destinations:
Time photographed:	2012/2/21 9:51 am
Location found:	Taipei Beitou District
Sources:	Internet
Notes:	Foreign species, introduced into Taiwan, then escaped from cage or released in the wild, and have breeded in the wild in large amount nowaday