Bank myna
Acridotheres ginginianus (Latham, 1790)
The bank myna (Acridotheres ginginianus) is a species in the family Sturnidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 71 g to 72 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the bank myna
- Weight
- 72 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.9src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the bank myna live?
Not recorded
What is the bank myna?
The bank myna (Acridotheres ginginianus) is a myna found in the northern parts of South Asia. It is smaller but similar in colouration to the common myna, only differing in having brick-red naked skin behind the eyes instead of yellow. It is greyer on the underside and in this and in the presence of a slight tuft of feathers bears some resemblance to the jungle myna. They are found in flocks on the plains of northern and central India, often within towns and cities. Their range appears to be extending southwards into India. The name is derived from their habit of nesting almost exclusively in the earthen banks of rivers, where they excavate burrows and breed in large colonies.
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Is the bank myna endangered?
The bank myna is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the bank myna classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familySturnidae
- genusAcridotheres
- SpeciesAcridotheres ginginianus (Latham, 1790)
Synonyms Acridotheres gingianus, Turdus ginginianus
Other names and names in other languages (44)
- مينا الأنهارArabic
- গাং শালিকাAssamese
- গাঙশালিকBangla
- Minà foscCatalan
- minà de riberaCatalan
- majna břehováCzech
- majna pobřežníCzech
- maina’r dorlanWelsh
- Grå MainaDanish
- UfermainaGerman
- riverborda majnoEsperanto
- Miná ribereñoSpanish
- Kalda-mainakuldnokkEstonian
- مینای بانکPersian
- مینای خاکستریPersian
- intianmainaFinnish
- Martin des bergesFrench
- Míona baincIrish
- શિરાજી કાબરGujarati
- מיינת גדותHebrew
- crno-sivi čvorakCroatian
- hindu menjóHungarian
- Parti mejnóHungarian
- Kerak tepiIndonesian
- Maina degli arginiItalian
- ハイイロハッカJapanese
- krantinė mainaLithuanian
- krastu mainaLatvian
- брежна минаMacedonian
- गंगा मैनाMarathi
- OevermainaDutch
- landsbystærNorwegian
- majna norowaPolish
- گنگا گٹارWestern Panjabi
- mainá-ribeirinhoPortuguese
- mainato-ribeirinhoPortuguese
- Береговая майнаRussian
- škorec pobrežnýSlovak
- Siva minaSerbian
- brinkmajnaSwedish
- Dere ÇiğdecisiTurkish
- майна береговаUkrainian
- 岸八哥Chinese
- 灰背岸八哥Chinese
Relatives of the bank myna
Other species in the same genus Acridotheres.
Common myna
Acridotheres tristis
Crested myna
Acridotheres cristatellus
Jungle myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Great myna
Acridotheres grandis
Black-winged myna
Acridotheres melanopterus
Burmese myna
Acridotheres burmannicus
CompareBank myna vs Common mynaBank myna vs Crested mynaBank myna vs Jungle mynaBank myna vs Great myna
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the bank myna?
An adult bank myna weighs 72 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the bank myna endangered?
The bank myna is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the bank myna?
The bank myna (Acridotheres ginginianus) belongs to the family Sturnidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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