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Common Myna

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The common myna, also called the Indian myna, is an omnivorous, strongly territorial bird of open woodland native to Asia that has adapted extremely well to urban environments. Its range has expanded so rapidly that in 2000 the IUCN Species Survival Commission named it one of the world's most invasive species, one of only three birds on the list of the hundred worst invasive alien species, and in Australia, where it threatens native ecosystems, it was named the country's most important pest problem in 2008.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Derived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status (w-bfill-g5-0924 browse backfill).
Scientific Name
Acridotheres tristis 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Passeriformes, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
Sources
1. Common Myna (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Taxobox, binomial name
    Acridotheres tristis
  • Infobox, conservation status
    Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
  • Wikipedia article, diet description
    An omnivorous open woodland bird with a strong territorial instinct, the common myna has adapted extremely well to urban environments.
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Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: PasseriformesView the Source
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