Great (White-vented) Myna Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Acridotheres fuscus
Family : Sturnidae
Order : Passeriformes
Class : Aves
Phylum : Chordata
Habitat : Villages
Description : The Pale-bellied Myna is a medium-sized greyish passerine which shows a prominent white patch in the wings in flight (length 23 cm, wing 12.5 cm, bill 2.2 cm, tarsus 4 cm, tail 8 cm). It is blackish-grey above and uniform dark grey below. It has a whitish vent, white patches in the wing and a white tip to its tail. It has a tuft of longer feathers from above the bill over the front of the crown. Its irises are reddish to orange-brown, the bill is orange-yellow, and its legs and feet are wax-yellow. The male and the female look alike. It breeds in April-May. It feeds on fruits, berries, grains, nectar and insects.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Gracula religiosa
(Asian Glossy Starling) -
Agropsar philippensis
(Asian Pied Starling) -
Gracupica contra
(Brahminy Starling) -
Agropsar sturninus
(Chestnut-cheeked Starling) -
Sturnia pagodarum
(Chestnut‑tailed Starling) -
Sturnus vulgaris
(Rosy Starling) -
Sturnia malabarica
(Common Myna) -
Aplonis panayensis
(Plain-backed Thrush complex (Possibly Alpine)) -
Acridotheres tristis
(Common Myna) -
Acridotheres ginginianus
(Jungle Myna)
Species groups
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Bee-eaters -
Booby -
frigatebird -
phalarope -
tropicbird -
Martins and Swallows -
Crows, Drongos & allies -
Woodpeckers -
Eared Nightjars -
Ibises & Spoonbills -
Trogons -
Coucals -
Pelicans -
Darters -
Gulls -
Warblers and allies -
Flowerpeckers & Sunbirds -
Sparrows, Wagtails, Pipits a& allies -
moonbird -
Hawks & Eagles -
Snipes, Sandpipers, Plovers & allies -
Small Kingfishers -
Cisticola & Prinia -
Plovers & Lapwings -
Rails, Gallinules & Coots -
Tits -
Parrots -
Rosefinches and Buntings -
Bustards -
Grebes -
Pheasants & Partridges -
Old World flycatcher -
Starlings and Mynas -
Hornbills -
Buttonquails -
Rollers -
Bluebirds -
Crested Kingfishers -
Cormorants -
Pigeons and Doves -
Jacanas -
Typical Owl -
Finfoots &booby -
Flamingo -
Herons and Bitterns -
Treecreepers -
Nuthatch -
Barbets -
Treeswifts -
Swifts -
Crab-plovers, Coursers and Pratincoles -
Bulbuls -
Frogmouths -
Larks -
Storks -
Broadbills -
Thick-knees -
Painted-snipes -
Nightjars -
Barn-owls -
Large-billed Kingfishers -
Falcons -
Pittas -
Cranes -
Whistling-ducks -
Ducks, Geese & Swans -
Hoopoe
References:
description written by:Sharmin Rahman,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;photo credit: Vijay Anand Ismavel (www.inaturalist.org/people/Vijay Anand Ismavel ),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;Mandar Bhagatmore information, please contact us.
description written by:Sharmin Rahman,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;photo credit: Vijay Anand Ismavel (www.inaturalist.org/people/Vijay Anand Ismavel ),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;Mandar Bhagatmore information, please contact us.