📸 PhotoPhoto: Tisha Mukherjee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Source
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis (Common Myna · インドハッカ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its weight of 143 g is lighter than one apple (about 200 g) (Comparison).
- 💡 According to ADW, it is sold as a pet for its clever mimicry of human speech, and in 1883 it was introduced to Australian sugarcane fields to control insect pests.
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
The Common Myna is a starling living widely across farmlands and cities in warm regions that has also spread beyond its native range. It lives boldly near people.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Its body is dark brown with a black head, while its bill, legs, and bare eye skin are yellow. Its undertail coverts, tail tip, and underwing patches are white and stand out in flight.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It is an omnivore that eats almost anything, from fruits, grains, grubs, and insects to kitchen scraps. Outside the breeding season, tens to thousands gather to roost together.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List LC (2025) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22710921/137492530
- • IUCN Red List category LC — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • doi.org — avilist.v2026
- • iucnredlist.org — 137492530
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000085486 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000085486
- • wikidata.org — Q116667
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Common Myna in Rabindra Sarobar February 2025 by Tisha
- • animaldiversity.org — Acridotheres tristis
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Andy Wilson · CC0 1.0 (Congeneric silhouette — Acridotheres fuscus)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.