Crested Myna
Encyclopedia
The Crested Myna is a species of starling
native to southeastern China
and Indochina
. Unlike other similar mynas
, its bill is dull whitish rather than orange-yellow.
Around 1890, the Crested Myna was introduced into the Vancouver region of British Columbia
. It was initially successful, reaching a population in the thousands, without spreading far from the Lower Mainland
. By the mid-twentieth century, numbers began declining, and the bird is now extirpated in North America.
Starling
Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Sturnidae. The name "Sturnidae" comes from the Latin word for starling, sturnus. Many Asian species, particularly the larger ones, are called mynas, and many African species are known as glossy starlings because of their iridescent...
native to southeastern China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and Indochina
Indochina
The Indochinese peninsula, is a region in Southeast Asia. It lies roughly southwest of China, and east of India. The name has its origins in the French, Indochine, as a combination of the names of "China" and "India", and was adopted when French colonizers in Vietnam began expanding their territory...
. Unlike other similar mynas
Acridotheres
Acridotheres is a genus of starlings, the "typical" mynas, which are tropical members of the family Sturnidae. This genus has representatives in tropical southern Asia from Iran east to southern China and Indonesia. Two species have been introduced widely elsewhere...
, its bill is dull whitish rather than orange-yellow.
Around 1890, the Crested Myna was introduced into the Vancouver region of British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. It was initially successful, reaching a population in the thousands, without spreading far from the Lower Mainland
Lower Mainland
The Lower Mainland is a name commonly applied to the region surrounding and including Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. As of 2007, 2,524,113 people live in the region; sixteen of the province's thirty most populous municipalities are located there.While the term Lower Mainland has been...
. By the mid-twentieth century, numbers began declining, and the bird is now extirpated in North America.
Book
- Johnson, S. R., and R. W. Campbell. 1995. Crested Myna (Acridotheres cristatellus). In The Birds of North America, No. 157 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and The American Ornithologists’ Union, Washington, D.C.
Thesis
- Tunhikorn S. Ph.D. (1989). Resource partitioning of four sympatric mynas and starlings (Sturnidae) in Thailand. Oregon State University, United States—Oregon.
Articles
- Banks RC, Cicero C, Dunn JL, Kratter AW, Rasmussen PC, Remsen JV, Jr., Rising JD & Stotz DF. (2005). Forty-sixth supplement to the American ornithologists' union check-list of North American Birds. Auk. vol 122, no 3. pp. 1026–1031.
- Gregory-Smith R. (1997). Pale-bellied Myna Acridotheres cinereus in Sarawak. Malayan Nature Journal. vol 50, no 4. pp. 355–356.
- Hsieh YC, Chen SH, Wang CW, Lee YF, Chung WC, Tsai MC, Chang TC, Lien YY & Tsai SS. (2005). Unusual pox lesions found in Chinese jungle mynahs (Acridotheres cristatellus). Avian Pathology. vol 34, no 5. pp. 415–417.
- Johnson SR & Campbell RW. (1995). Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus. Birds of North America. vol 0, no 157. pp. 1–12.
- Montalti D & Kopij G. (2001). Bird community of inner La Plata City, Argentina. Acta Ornithologica. vol 36, no 2. pp. 161–164.
- Navas JR. (2002). Introduced and naturalized exotic birds in Argentina. Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Nueva Serie. vol 4, no 2. pp. 191–202.
- Nguyenclausen A. (1975). PREENING BEHAVIOR OF GROUP OF MYNA BIRDS, ACRIDOTHERES-CRISTATELLUS(GM). Behaviour. vol 53, pp. 91–108.
- Pranty B. (2001). The use of Christmas Bird Count data to monitor populations of exotic birds. American Birds. vol 102, pp. 24–28.
- Schmidt RE. (1983). Hyper Mature Cataract in a Crested Myna Leucopsar-Rothschildi. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. vol 19, no 2. pp. 158–159.
- Tang Z-Z & Tang C-T. (1993). Studies on the life cycle of Brachylaima mesostoma (Rud., 1803) Baer, 1933 (Trematoda: Brachylaimidae). Acta Zoologica Sinica. vol 39, no 1. pp. 13–18.
- Wang Y-P, Chen S-h & Ding P. (2003). Breeding birds and their nests in street tree strips in Hangzhou city. Zoological Research. p. 2003.