Burmese myna
Acridotheres burmannicus (Jerdon, 1862)
The burmese myna (Acridotheres burmannicus) is a species in the family Sturnidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 89 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the burmese myna
- Weight
- 89 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
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the burmese myna live?
Not recorded
What is the burmese myna?
The Burmese myna (Acridotheres burmannicus) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Myanmar and Yunnan, China.
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Is the burmese myna endangered?
The burmese 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 burmese myna classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familySturnidae
- genusAcridotheres
- SpeciesAcridotheres burmannicus (Jerdon, 1862)
Synonyms Acridotheres burmannicus burmannicus, Poliopsar fuscogularis, Spodiopsar fuscogularis, Sturnia burmannica, Sturnus burmanicus burmanicus, Sturnus burmannicus
Other names and names in other languages (60)
- Burmese vinous-breasted starlingEnglish
- Vinous-breasted mynaEnglish
- Vinous-breasted starlingEnglish
- Vinous-breasted starlingEnglish
- Vinous-breasted starlingEnglish
- Vinous-breasted starling (Burmese)English
- مينة بورميةArabic
- زرزور خمريُّ الصدر (burmannicus)Arabic
- minà vinósCatalan
- Камбоджа шӑнкӑрчӗChuvash
- majna barmskáCzech
- Drudwen JerdonWelsh
- Burma-stærDanish
- MyanmarstærDanish
- BurmastarGerman
- BurmamainaGerman
- KambodschastarGerman
- birma majnoEsperanto
- Birma sturnoEsperanto
- Miná birmanoSpanish
- Hõbe-mainakuldnokkEstonian
- سار سینهشرابیPersian
- naamiokottarainenFinnish
- Martin birmanFrench
- Étourneau vineuxFrench
- Martin vineuxFrench
- זרזיר בורמזיHebrew
- זרזיר בורמזי (בורמזי)Hebrew
- burmanski čvorakCroatian
- burmai seregélyHungarian
- Կամբոջական սարյակArmenian
- Maina di JerdonItalian
- Maina pettovinato della BirmaniaItalian
- Storno pettovinato della BirmaniaItalian
- シロガシラムクドリJapanese
- kambodžinė mainaLithuanian
- Камбоджа шӹнгӹртӹшWestern Mari
- vinstærNorwegian Bokmål
- Jerdons MainaDutch
- Jerdons SpreeuwDutch
- burmastærNorwegian
- majna birmańskaPolish
- mainá-vinosoPortuguese
- estorninho-da-birmâniaPortuguese
- mainá-birmanêsPortuguese
- mainato-birmanêsPortuguese
- Бирманская майнаRussian
- Камбоджийский скворецRussian
- škorec vínovoprsýSlovak
- Burmanska minaSerbian
- burmamajnaSwedish
- vithuvad majnaSwedish
- นกกิ้งโครงหัวสีนวลThai
- Akça ÇiğdeciTurkish
- майна бірманськаUkrainian
- Sáo ngực đỏVietnamese
- 紅嘴椋鳥Chinese
- 緬甸椋鳥Chinese
- 红嘴椋鸟Chinese
- 葡萄胸椋鳥Chinese
Relatives of the burmese myna
Other species in the same genus Acridotheres.
Common myna
Acridotheres tristis
Crested myna
Acridotheres cristatellus
Bank myna
Acridotheres ginginianus
Jungle myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Great myna
Acridotheres grandis
Black-winged myna
Acridotheres melanopterus
CompareBurmese myna vs Common mynaBurmese myna vs Crested mynaBurmese myna vs Bank mynaBurmese myna vs Jungle myna
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the burmese myna?
An adult burmese myna weighs 89 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the burmese myna endangered?
The burmese 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 burmese myna?
The burmese myna (Acridotheres burmannicus) 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.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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